Forteviot
| Forteviot | |
| Perthshire | |
|---|---|
 Houses on the square in Forteviot | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO052174 |
| Location: | 56°20’22"N, 3°32’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Perth |
| Postcode: | PH2 |
| Dialling code: | 01764 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Perth and Kinross |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ochil and South Perthshire |
Forteviot is a village in Strathearn, Perthshire, on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. The population in 1991 was 160.
The present village was rebuilt in the 1920s by John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot of the Dewar's whisky family.
Early Bronze Age
On 11 August 2009 archaeologists announced that they had discovered a royal tomb from the early Bronze Age at Forteviot. Along with the remains of the ancient ruler were found burial treasures which include a bronze and gold dagger, a wooden bowl and a leather bag. Archaeologists from Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities continue to investigate the finds.[1]
The Pictish Palace of Forteviot
Forteviot is known to have been inhabited in the 9th century. It was a residence of the Pictish kings of Fortriu. King Kenneth I mac Alpin (Cináed mac Ailpín) (d. 858), is said to have died in the 'palace' (palacio) there. The palace formerly stood on Haly Hill, on the west side of the modern village, overlooking the Water of Mey.[2]
The ruins of a castle associated with King Malcolm III (1058-93) were visible in the 17th century. Several pieces of early mediæval sculpture are preserved in the parish church, which is dedicated to St Andrew. The well-known 'Forteviot Arch', an early-9th century monolithic sandstone arch with figural sculpture, discovered in an old bed of the Water of May, west of the terrace on which the village stands, is now in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is likely to have once adorned a royal chapel.
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References
- ↑ Keys, David (11 August 2009). "Ancient royal tomb found in Scotland". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ancient-royal-tomb-found-in-scotland-1771875.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ Oxford Companion to Scottish History. P. 242 - 243. Edited by Michael Lynch. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923482-0
- Aitchison, Nick, Forteviot: A Pictish and Scottish Royal Centre. Tempus, Stroud, 2006. ISBN 0-7524-3599-X
