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⚫ | '''Murthly''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]] ''Mòrthlaich'') is a village in [[Perth and Kinross]], |
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| country = Scotland |
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| static_image = File:Murthly_-_geograph.org.uk_-_279297.jpg |
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| static_image_caption = Murthly Garage in the centre of Murthly |
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| official_name = Murthly |
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| gaelic_name = Mòrthlaich |
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| population = {{Scottish locality populations|name|POP=Murthly}} |
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| population_ref = ({{United Kingdom statistics year|ScotSettlement}})<ref>{{Scotland settlement population citation}}</ref> |
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| unitary_scotland = [[Perth and Kinross]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth and North Perthshire]] |
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| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Perthshire North]] |
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| post_town = PERTH |
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| postcode_district = PH14 |
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| postcode_area = PH |
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| dial_code = 01738 |
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⚫ | '''Murthly''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]] ''Mòrthlaich'') is a village in [[Perth and Kinross]], Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the [[River Tay]], {{convert|5|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} southeast of [[Dunkeld]], and {{convert|9+1/2|mi|km|abbr=off|0}} north of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]. Perth District Asylum, later known as [[Murthly Hospital]], was opened in the village on 1 April 1864 for 'pauper lunatics'. It was the second district asylum to be built in Scotland under the terms of the [[Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857]]. It closed in 1984 and was later demolished.<ref name="THB 30 Murthly Asylum">{{cite web|title=THB 30 Murthly Asylum|url=http://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=((text)=%27thb%2030%27)|work=Archive Services Online Catalogue|publisher=[[University of Dundee]]|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="Archive Article">{{cite web|title=Murthly Hospital 150 years old today|url=http://www.archives-records-artefacts.blogspot.com/2014/04/murthly-hospital-150-years-old-today.html|work=Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee|publisher=University of Dundee|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> The village has a [[stone circle]], in the former grounds of the hospital.<ref>{{Canmore |num=28591 |desc=Murthly Hospital, Stone Circle |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> The village formerly had a [[Murthly railway station|railway station]] on the [[Perth and Dunkeld Railway]], which closed in 1965. |
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==History== |
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Around 1770, the [[Hermitage Bridge (Dunkeld, Scotland)|Hermitage Bridge]] at the nearby [[The Hermitage, Dunkeld|Hermitage]] was built by order of [[John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl]], presumably to gain access across to some lands leased from Sir John Stewart of Murthly, as well as assisting with the views of the Black Linn and its falls. It has since become a major landscape feature and has been the subject of several paintings and sketches, including from [[George Washington Wilson]]'s visit around 1859.<ref name=rct>[https://www.rct.uk/collection/2640040/the-hermitage-bridge-river-braan George Washington Wilson (1823–93), The Hermitage Bridge, River Braan c. 1859] – [[Royal Collection Trust]]</ref> |
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==Murthly Castle== |
==Murthly Castle== |
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[[File:Murthly Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1443520.jpg|thumb|left|Murthly Castle]] |
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Dating from the 15th century, Murthly Castle {{nowrap|({{coord|56.5416|-3.5113|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline}})}} is {{convert|1+3/4|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} west of the village centre. An ambitious 19th-century replacement castle, [[Murthly House]], was commissioned by the 6th baronet in 1827, with [[James Gillespie Graham]] as its architect. It was, however, never finished and was demolished in 1949, never having been wholly occupied.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=GDL00292 |desc=MURTHLY CASTLE |access-date=1 March 2019|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB11146 |desc=MURTHLY CASTLE |cat=A |access-date=1 March 2019|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Within the castle grounds is the Chapel of St Anthony the Eremite, a [[Catholic]] [[chapel]] designed by James Gillespie Graham and [[A. W. N. Pugin]] in 1846, attached to an earlier 16th-century chapel.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB13460 |desc=CHAPEL OF ST ANTHONY THE EREMITE, MURTHLY |cat=A |access-date=1 March 2019|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Carving in the castle and the chapel was done by [[Patric Park]], then aged only 17.<ref>Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1881, Gunnis</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 10 September 2023
Murthly
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Murthly Garage in the centre of Murthly | |
Location within Perth and Kinross | |
Population | 590 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PERTH |
Postcode district | PH14 |
Dialling code | 01738 |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Murthly (Scottish Gaelic Mòrthlaich) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, 5 miles (8 kilometres) southeast of Dunkeld, and 9+1⁄2 miles (15 kilometres) north of Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, was opened in the village on 1 April 1864 for 'pauper lunatics'. It was the second district asylum to be built in Scotland under the terms of the Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857. It closed in 1984 and was later demolished.[2][3] The village has a stone circle, in the former grounds of the hospital.[4] The village formerly had a railway station on the Perth and Dunkeld Railway, which closed in 1965.
History[edit]
Around 1770, the Hermitage Bridge at the nearby Hermitage was built by order of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, presumably to gain access across to some lands leased from Sir John Stewart of Murthly, as well as assisting with the views of the Black Linn and its falls. It has since become a major landscape feature and has been the subject of several paintings and sketches, including from George Washington Wilson's visit around 1859.[5]
Murthly Castle[edit]
Dating from the 15th century, Murthly Castle (56°32′30″N 3°30′41″W / 56.5416°N 3.5113°W) is 1+3⁄4 miles (3 kilometres) west of the village centre. An ambitious 19th-century replacement castle, Murthly House, was commissioned by the 6th baronet in 1827, with James Gillespie Graham as its architect. It was, however, never finished and was demolished in 1949, never having been wholly occupied.[6][7] Within the castle grounds is the Chapel of St Anthony the Eremite, a Catholic chapel designed by James Gillespie Graham and A. W. N. Pugin in 1846, attached to an earlier 16th-century chapel.[8] Carving in the castle and the chapel was done by Patric Park, then aged only 17.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "THB 30 Murthly Asylum". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Murthly Hospital 150 years old today". Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee. University of Dundee. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Murthly Hospital, Stone Circle (28591)". Canmore. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ George Washington Wilson (1823–93), The Hermitage Bridge, River Braan c. 1859 – Royal Collection Trust
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "MURTHLY CASTLE (GDL00292)". Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "MURTHLY CASTLE (Category A Listed Building) (LB11146)". Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "CHAPEL OF ST ANTHONY THE EREMITE, MURTHLY (Category A Listed Building) (LB13460)". Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1881, Gunnis