Aberuthven
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 Aberuthven church and cemetery | |
  Aberuthven Location withinPerth and Kinross | |
| OS grid reference | NN978154 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AUCHTERARDER |
| Postcode district | PH3 |
| Dialling code | 01764 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| 56°19′12″N3°39′14″W / 56.319934°N 3.653975°W /56.319934; -3.653975 | |
Aberuthven (/ˌæbəˈrɪvən/;Gaelic:Obar Ruadhainn) is a small village inPerth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) northeast ofAuchterarder and 10 miles (16 kilometres) southwest ofPerth at an elevation of 128 feet (39 metres).[1] It lies on theA824 road, formerly theA9, having been bypassed along with Auchterarder since 1983. The village is centred on the village hall, with a historic church just outside the village. The population has almost doubled in recent years.[citation needed]
In the 1880s the main industry in the village wascotton weaving; also it was also the site of cattle fairs, and much later, agas works.[2]
The former parish church stands in a graveyard a little beyond the west end of the village. It was dedicated toSt Cattán, and is of early Christian origin, said to be one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Scotland. It originally fell under the control ofInchaffray Abbey.[3]
The now roofless church is built of sandstone rubble, and may date from the 13th century. Two lancet windows with monolithic heads in the east gable, and an aumbry (partially buried by a rise in ground level) in the north wall, are the only surviving medieval architectural features. The west gable is crowned by abellcote added in the 1720s. The west end of the building is taken up by two burial aisles (interiors inaccessible), while theneoclassical Montrose Mausoleum (1736–38), now free-standing but originally forming a "laird's aisle", abuts it on the south side. The mausoleum contains the remains ofJames Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose.
The chapel was in use until 1673. There are a number of 17th and 18th-century gravestones in the churchyard.
Gifford, J 2007The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross, Yale UP, 147–8.
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