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Gowrie House

Perth

A pot of gold, a turret room and a king shouting 'Treason!' from the window.

James VI of Scotland, the future James I of England, was lured to the Earl of Gowrie's house in Perth by the earl's brother, with a tale of a stranger carrying a pot of gold. In a turret room the king was heard shouting 'Treason!'

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When
5 August 1600
Where
56.3940, -3.4280
Group
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The house was demolished in 1807. Perth Sheriff Court stands near the site.

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