Inchyra

Coordinates: 56°22′05″N 3°19′27″W / 56.367926°N 3.324166°W / 56.367926; -3.324166

Inchyra (/ɪnˈtʃaɪrə/; Scottish Gaelic: An Innis Iarach "the west isle") is a hamlet in the Carse of Gowrie in Scotland. It lies on the northern bank of the River Tay near Perth and is notable particularly for a number of archaeological finds made in the immediate vicinity. Like other Carse villages it had a large apple orchard, but this was taken away and several varieties of apple bred in Inchyra were lost.

Geography

Inchyra lies on the northern bank of the River Tay to the south of the A90. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Perth and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west-south-west of Dundee. It is situated close to St Madoes. It is the only L-shaped village in Scotland. It is surrounded by farmland. The land around it is clay.

Toponomy

In common with a number of villages in the Carse of Gowrie, Inchyra has the Celtic placename element innis meaning "island".Carses such as the Carse of Gowrie are estuarine landforms that have been uplifted by isostatic rebound following the last glacial period. It is likely that Inchyra was an island in the firth of Tay at the time of its settlement.