Muthill

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Village in Scotland

title: "Muthill" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-perth-and-kinross"] description: "Village in Scotland" topic_path: "general/villages-in-perth-and-kinross" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthill" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Scotland ::

::data[format=table title="infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
countryScotland
official_nameMuthill
gaelic_nameMaothail
os_grid_referenceNN867168
map_typeScotland
coordinates
population
population_ref()
unitary_scotlandPerth and Kinross
lieutenancy_scotlandPerth and Kinross
post_townCRIEFF
postcode_districtPH5
postcode_areaPH
dial_code01764
static_imageMuthill.jpg
static_image_width240px
constituency_westminsterOchil and South Perthshire
constituency_scottish_parliamentPerthshire South and Kinross-shire
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| country = Scotland | official_name = Muthill | gaelic_name = Maothail | scots_name = | os_grid_reference = NN867168 | map_type = Scotland | coordinates = | population = | population_ref = () | unitary_scotland = Perth and Kinross | lieutenancy_scotland = Perth and Kinross | post_town = CRIEFF | postcode_district = PH5 | postcode_area = PH | dial_code = 01764 | static_image = Muthill.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = | constituency_westminster = Ochil and South Perthshire | constituency_scottish_parliament = Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Muthill (pronounced ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Maothail meaning “soft-ground”.

The village lies 3 mi south of Crieff, just west of the former railway line connecting Crieff with Gleneagles. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Muthill_Parish_Church.jpg" caption="Muthill Parish Church"] ::

History

The ancient village was once an important religious centre and the site of a Celí Dé monastery in the 12th century. The church here also served for a time as a seat of the Bishops of Strathearn (later Dunblane) before the building of the cathedral at Dunblane in the 13th century.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Muthill_old_church_-geograph.org.uk-_1189328.jpg" caption="Ruined medieval Church at Muthill"] ::

The village was largely destroyed in the 1715–1716 Jacobite rising, by Jacobite troops retreating after their defeat at the Battle of Sheriffmuir, before being rebuilt in the 1740s as it lay on the route of General Wade's military road through Strathearn.

The village was formerly connected to the rail network at Muthill railway station, originally built in 1856 for the Crieff Junction Railway. The line closed on July 6, 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.

Buildings

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Bronze_Armlet_(2).JPG" caption="One of a pair of massive brass armlets found at Pitkelloney Farm near Muthill and dating from 50 to 200 AD ([[British Museum]])[https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/m/massive_brass_armlet.aspx British Museum Highlights]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/St_James_Episcopal_Church,_Muthill.jpg" caption="St James Episcopal Church, Muthill"] ::

There are around 100 listed buildings in the village, which is designated as a conservation area.

The kirkyard at the centre of the small town contains the ruins of an important 15th-century parish church, which incorporates an 11th-century bell-tower (originally free-standing, and comparable to, though on a smaller scale than, that incorporated into Dunblane Cathedral), built on the orders of Michael Ochiltree, Bishop of Dunblane (in the care of Historic Scotland; no entrance charge). This is almost the only visible reminder of the ancient village. An early Christian cross-slab (perhaps 10th-11th century) and a damaged 13th-century double effigy of an Earl and Countess of Strathearn (formerly within the choir of the church) are preserved within the tower.

St James Episcopal Church dates from 1836 and is designed by R & R Dickson.

Muthill Parish church dates from 1826 and is by James Gillespie Graham, built at a cost of £6900.

Muthill has its own primary school while secondary school pupils attend Strathearn Community Campus in nearby Crieff.

Culdee Castle

On the eastern edge of Muthill is Culdee Castle. The castle is Category C listed, designed by James Gillespie Graham (who also designed the parish church a few years later) in 1810 and later modified by David Bryce. The castle fell into ruin in the late 1960s but was extensively restored by private owners in the 2020s.

Notable people

Trivia

In 2011, Muthill embarked upon a Community Action Plan exercise to explore how people envisaged the development of the village.{{Citation | last = Duke | first = Lynn | title = Muthill looks forward to new action plan | work = Strathearn Herald | date = 18 March 2011 | url = http://www.strathearnherald.co.uk/strathearn-news/strathearn-news/2011/03/18/muthill-looks-forward-to-new-action-plan-64054-28349198/ | access-date =16 August 2011}}

References

References

  1. {{Scottish settlement population citation
  2. "Parish of Muthill".
  3. "Muthill".
  4. [https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/m/massive_brass_armlet.aspx British Museum Highlights]
  5. (23 May 2017). "St James's Church, Muthill".
  6. (23 May 2017). "Muthill Parish Church".
  7. (1990-06-18). "Culdees Castle".
  8. Peebles, Cheryl. (2025-03-06). "and are transforming it from derelict to dreamy".
  9. Gifford, John. (2007-01-01). "Perth and Kinross". Yale University Press.

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