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Muthill Church,
Perthshire
First mention of habitation
on this site refers to a Culdee ("servants of God") House in the 9thC.
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12thC ecclesiastical site, which probably represented one of two cathedrals
in the diocese, the other being Dunblane. The towers of the two may even
have been built by the same craftsmen.
In the 1190s the church was
given to Lindores Abbey but in the early 13thC transfered to Bishop of
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The church was in use through
the reformation up until the 1820's when the new larger church nearby was
opened.
The earliest part of the
building is the bell tower which dates to around 1140. This was originally
a free standing structure. The foundations may be as old as 9thC. Round Norman
arched belfry windows survive.
The 'craw stepped' gables,
a traditional Scottish feature, are late medieval. |
Dean Ochiltree, whose house
stood on the Bishop's Green below the church, rebuilt the church at around
1430. The nave and choir can still be seen.
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Muthill has an excellent
folk museum housed in an 1760 Georgian cottage nearby.
The village was burned, as
were others in Strathearn, by Highlanders retreating after the Battle of
Sheriffmuir in 1715.
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