Rodney Gardens is an urban garden in the Kinnoull area of the Scottish city of Perth, on the eastern banks of the River Tay. Named for Admiral George Rodney of the Royal Navy, the gardens are situated on the former site of a mill.[1][2]

Rodney Gardens
The gardens in 2005
Rodney Gardens is located in Perth
Rodney Gardens
TypeUrban park
LocationPerth, Scotland
Coordinates56°23′41″N 3°25′20″W / 56.39471091°N 3.4221669°W / 56.39471091; -3.4221669
Owned byPerth and Kinross Council
Operated byPerth and Kinross Council

One sculpture, known as "Millais Viewpoint", is by Tim Shutter. The view, through the two lower corners of a stone picture frame, recreates the view seen in the 1856 painting Autumn Leaves by John Everett Millais.[3][4]

Immediately to the south of the gardens is Kinnoull Burial Ground, an ancient cemetery formerly part of an earlier guise of Kinnoull Parish Church. Its gates are kept locked; visitors wishing to enter are asked to get the keys from the reception in the adjacent Rodney Fitness Centre.[5]

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ On the Trail of Patrick Geddes, Walter Stephen (2020) ISBN 9781912387779
  2. ^ News from WestbankPerth and Kinross Council
  3. ^ "Places to Visit in Scotland - Norie-Miller Park, Rodney Gardens, Bellwood Riverside Park, Perth" – Rampant Scotland
  4. ^ "Autumn Leaves" – Victorian Web
  5. ^ Kinnoull Burial Ground, Perthshire – Scottish Monumental Inscriptions