Perth - The Dominicans Traditional Cache
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Opposite the cache, stood the Dominican Friary of the Blackfriars. There sadly is no remains of the building, just a plaque on the wall, although the nearby street has adopted the name.
This area of Perth is called the North Port (north gate of the walled medieval city), the largest medieval suburb, growing up under the protection of the Dominican Friary.
Before Alexander II gave the land to the friars, it had been the site of a royal castle, excavations of which took place before the present Museum and Art Gallery was erected. The castle was destroyed in the flood of 1209.
The Blackfriars were actively developing the suburb from the late 14th century. The main access to the suburb was from Skinnergate, crossing the town wall and ditch at the Red Brig, and entering the open space known as the Horse Cross, presumably a horse market. There was another access from the High Street up Roger's Close, across the town defences and into Curfew Row.
The Dominican Friary was the most important of Perth's many religious houses. Founded in 1231, it was a frequent royal residence and meeting place of Parliament, but achieved unhappy notoriety in 1437 as the scene of the murder of James I. In later years, relations between the friary and the burgh were increasingly strained, as seen in the ludicrous Friars' Pot incident of 1543, when the friars' dinner was stolen from their kitchen and paraded through the streets.
The Friary, and the other religious houses of Perth, was dissolved in the Reformation 1559.
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