PerthshireCrieffStrathearn Local History

The Reconstructed Crannog On Loch Tay Near Kenmore   Over the last year in these “blogs “ we have   looked at many of the older historical aspects of Perthshire and indeed Strathearn in particular . The Strath   was a haven for the wandering tribes of the Neolithic period that were spreading out over Western   Europe . Spreading out and into a Scotland that was not to emerge as a nation for nearly four and half thousand years . The ubiquitous standing stones that still stare down upon us from the farm fields all a round are a remnant of the ancient past . Recent archaeological investigations have thrown    light upon the hitherto unknown Neolithic Cursus that bisects the ground that is the new Strathearn Campus . Diggings at Forteviot , some ten miles   east of Crieff , have   turned up numerous finds of this period .A Bronze age grave   was unearthed   complete with a gold – banded dagger still wrapped   in its 4 000 year old   sheath . The significance   of this b

The Stayt of Crieff Site of the Court of the Earls of Strathearn     The Old Coat of Arms of Crieff   Site of the historic Stayt of Crieff 2013 - a ploughed field !  In   just over a year   of “ blogging ” our local history here in Strathearn , we have covered a multitude of topics regarding   people , places and “ things ” !   What is   clear that this , one of the most   beautiful parts of   Perthshire – nay Scotland – has an incredible and special heritage   that must   be protected and projected to a wider   audience   than just those who dwell   by the banks of the Earn ! Sadly much of the recorded history of the area has now   been lost by the removal of the detailed   information   from official maps . Regrettably present day searchers scouring the well detailed Ordnance Survey maps in both the Landranger ( 1: 50 000 ) or the Pathfinder ( 1: 25 000 ) will do so in vain if they are looking for the historic Stayt of Crieff or indeed F