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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUNIE CASTLE | Clunie Castle Clunie Castle Clunie Castle Clunie Castle Cas [Castle] of Cluny Clunie Castle Clunie Castle |
Mr. James Gray Mr. William Duff Mr. James Fleming Valuation Roll 1857-8 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Fullarton's Gazetteer Old Statistical Account |
063 | A plain substantial building in the Island of Clunie adjoining the site of St. Catherine's Chapel, - was re-built in 1500 by Bishop Brown of Dunkeld, is now in good repair. Property of the Earl of Airly. "The Castle on the Island was erected in the beginning of the sixteenth century by George Brown, Bishop of Dunkeld, as one of the Palaces of the See of Dunkeld. It was a private residence of that Bishop, and in which he died. After the Reformation it passed into the hands of the descendants of Bishop Crichton as Commendators, and from them to the Ogilvies, Lord Airlie. It is said to have been the birth place of that famous personage, The Admirable Crichton. As the building is of considerable strength, the walls being nine feet in thichness, it may have been intended by Bishop Brown as a place of defence, and as such it affords a sample of the comfort of ancient times. [continued on page 50] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 49Perthshire -- Parish of Clunie
[Note]
This is considered the best mode of writing these
two names as the two objects appear to be coeval
See page 48 for a description of the Chapel
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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