Aberdalgie
Coordinates: 56°21′51″N 3°29′33″W / 56.364218°N 3.492391°W
Aberdalgie (Gaelic: Obar Dheilgidh, 'Confluence of the Thorn-Stream') is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Perth, to the south of the B9112 road close to the River Earn.
Church and Churchyard
The current church is dated 1773 but greatly predates this.
In the Aberdalgie Churchyard (formerly inside the church before that moved) is the family vault where medieval heads of Clan Oliphant are buried. Prominent among them is Sir William Oliphant, the resolute Governor of Stirling Castle when in 1304 it held out longer than any other against Edward I of England, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Also buried there are Sir William's son, Sir Walter Oliphant, and his wife, Princess Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of King Robert the Bruce.
The tomb was covered by an effigy which is the finest example of Tournai stone work in Scotland. From the design of the armour of the recumbent figure of the effigy, it has been dated to around 1365, which was some long time after Sir William died but fits most closely with the dates of Sir Walter and his Royal bride. The tomb is now the registered lair of the Chief of Clan Oliphant.[1]
Graves of Note
- John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot
- John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot
- Henry Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot
- James Lorimer of Kellyfield - a highly impressive 4m Celtic cross
- Norma Octavia Lorimer (1863-1948), author
- William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie
Dupplin
Dupplin Castle (15th c) and Dupplin House (19th c) stand west of the village and served as the home of the Dewar family.[2]
References
- ↑ "Perth & Alloa", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22997-1
- ↑ https://canmore.org.uk/site/26553/dupplin-castle
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