Demarkfield Farm

On my bike ride today I passed Denmarkfield Farm just north of Perth which was the location of the 10th century Battle of Luncarty where the Scots claimed victory over invading Danish hordes.
The conflict is also significant as it led (supposedly) to the thistle being adopted as Scotland’s national emblem. Legend had it that the barefooted Danes landed on the Tay at a bridge south of Stanley and prepared a sneaky night-time onslaught on slumbering Scots at a camp at Luncarty.
However, one of the advancing Norsemen gave the game away when he trod on a thistle as he jumped off the bridge.His scream of pain alerted the Scots, who immediately swung into action.
The extra shows Denmarkfield House.