Menteith
Menteith or Monteith ( Gael . Tèadhaich ) is an area south of Perthshire in Scotland .
history
It is almost congruent with the territory between the two rivers Teith and Forth . The region is named after the Teith, the exact etymology is unclear. Early forms are Meneted , Maneteth, and Meneteth .
The area was first mentioned as the Mormaerdom of Menteith and Gille Críst, Earl of Menteith was the first known Mormaer . The lands and the county went to Walter Comyn and his wife Isabella, Countess of Menteith. Then they came to the House of Stuart through Isabella's sister Mary I, Countess of Menteith . Ultimately it fell to the Grahams, whose line died out in 1694.
Lake of Menteith
The Lake of Menteith is 24 miles south of Loch Venachar . It is 14 miles long and a mile wide and is home to three islands. On Inchmahome ( Innis MoCholmaig , Island of St. Colmaig) stand the ruins of Inchmahome Priory , an Augustian priory founded by Walter Comyn in 1238 and built in the early English style with an ornate western door. Mary Queen of Scots lived on the island for a few weeks from the age of four until she left for Dumbarton Castle and France in 1548. On Inch Talla the ruins of the tower are the first Earl of Menteith from the year 1428. The village of Port of Menteith is located on the north shore of the lake.
Menteith in Shakespeare
In Shakespeare's Macbeth , Menteith is a Scottish nobleman. He appears in the fifth act and is with Malcom et al. allied to face Macbeth's usurpation.
literature
- Watson, William J .: The Celtic Place-names of Scotland. Revised with a preface by Simon Taylor. Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2004. ISBN 1-84158-323-5
Web links
- Historical map of Scotland from 1654
- Historical map of Scotland from 1654
- Menteith on a historical map of the Shires of Stirling and Clackmannan
- Historical map of Scotland from 1654
Coordinates: 56 ° 10 '30 " N , 4 ° 3' 25.2" W.