Ochtertyre is a country house and estate in
Perth and Kinross
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, Scotland. It is located in
Strathearn
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, between
Crieff
Crieff (; gd, Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins the A823 to Dunfermline. Crieff has become ...
and
Loch Turret, north of the A85.
History
The ancient seat of the Ochtertyre estate was
Castle Cluggy
Castle Cluggy is a ruined 15th century castle located on the north side of Loch Monzievaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle replaced an earlier structure. The Comyn family held the lands in the 14th century. The Drummond family
Cl ...
, on the shore of
Loch Monzievaird.
The Ochtertyre estate was granted in the 15th century by David Moray of
Tullibardine Tullibardine is a location in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, which gives its name to a village, a castle and a grant of nobility.
The village of Tullibardine is a settlement of approximately forty dwellings about southwest of Perth. It lies in the ...
to one of his younger sons.
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The Ochtertyre estate was the subject of a violent blood feud between the Murrays and the Drummonds in the neighbourhood in the late 15th century. The Murrays of Ochtertyre had been engaged by their relative, the abbot of nearby ]Inchaffray Abbey
Inchaffray Abbey was situated by the village of Madderty, midway between Perth and Crieff in Strathearn, Scotland. The only traces now visible are an earth mound and some walls on rising ground which once (before drainage) formed an island where ...
, with collecting teind
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It is also an old lowland term for a tribute due to be paid by the fairies to the devil every seven years. Found in the story of Tam Lin as ...
s from the Drummonds of Monzievaird
Monzievaird () is a place in Scotland, situated west of Crieff in Highland District of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie; (pronounced Mon ee) is a couple of miles to the east-northeast.
Name
The place was originally named Muithauard c.1 ...
. They did this with such brutality that the Drummonds were provoked into retaliation. They went to Ochtertyre and tried to evict the Murrays from their land. The conflict led to the Battle of Knock Mary
The Battle of Knockmary (or Battle of Rottenreoch) was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1511, or 1490 between the Clan Murray against the Clan Drummond and Clan Campbell, north of Crieff, Scotland.
Background
In 1511 (some sources say 1490), the ...
, which the Murrays lost, and the subsequent Massacre of Monzievaird
The Scottish Highlands, Scottish Highland Massacre of Monzievaird took place on 21 October 1490, at the church of Monzievaird, at Ochtertyre, near Hosh in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire. Some sources give the date as 1511. It was the culmina ...
. The episode was captured by the historical novelist Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'', ''Rob Roy (n ...
in his book ''A Legend of Montrose
''A Legend of Montrose'' is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It forms, along with ''The Bride of Lammermoor'', the 3rd series of Scott's ''Tales of My Landlord''. The tw ...
''.
The Murrays of Ochtertyre were granted a baronetcy
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in 1673. Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, extended the estate with the purchase of the adjacent Barony of Monzievaird.[ ]Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...
visited Sir William Murray at Ochtertyre on his tour to the Highlands with Willie Nicol in 1787. Around this time, an older house was replaced with the current Georgian building, which was constructed from 1784 to 1790.[ The design of the house has been attributed to James McLeran, a Scottish architect "responsible for some plain late Georgian country houses".
Sir ]Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre
Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre, 6th Baronet FRSE (3 February 1771 – 1 June 1837) was a Scottish advocate, landowner and politician, serving as MP for Edinburgh from 1806 to 1812 and Baron of the Exchequer in 1820. He is sometimes referred to ...
, the 6th Baronet, served as MP for Edinburgh
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from 1806 to 1812. Sir Patrick laid out the designed landscape and gardens around the house, which were also added to by his son, Sir William Keith Murray
Lt Colonel William Keith-Murray 7th Baronet of Ochtertyre FRSE FRSSA (19 July 1801 – 16 October 1861) was a Scottish peer, landowner and soldier.
Life
He was born William Murray at Ochtertyre on 19 July 1801 the son of Patrick Murray of Ochtert ...
, the 7th Baronet.[ A family mausoleum was added in 1809, remote from the main house, designed by ]Charles Heathcote Tatham
Charles Heathcote Tatham (8 February 1772 in Westminster, London – 10 April 1842 in London), was an English architect of the early nineteenth century.
Early life
He was born in Duke Street, Westminster, the youngest of five sons of Ralph Tath ...
.[ It is now privately owned. The house is a ]category A listed building
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and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
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.
References
External links
Ochtertyre in 1860
Perthshire Crieff Strathearn Local History
Seymour Lodge
former school based at Ochtertyre
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Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Listed houses in Scotland
Country houses in Perth and Kinross