Who were the Culdees and why were they in Muthill ?
1900 pic of Muthill Parish Church 1. Culdees in Muthill I have a particular interest in the religious sect known as the Culdees . I lived for a number of years in an old stone house in Muthill called “ Little Culdees ” It had been built circa 1790 using stones from the remnants of Culdees Castle in what is now the farm and estate of the Maitland Gardners . A somewhat be- turreted idiosyncratic dwelling located over a flowing burn and distinctive but with its stone slabbed flooring perhaps the coldest house I have ever lived in ! " Little Culdees " from a painting by my old friend the late Norman Aiton of Muthill Who then were the Culdees ? Culdees were holy men who loved solitude and lived by the labour of their hands. Gradually they came together in a community, still occupying separate cells, still much alone and in communion w...