Innerpeffray is a hamlet in

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, Scotland, southeast of

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. It is located on a raised promontory among beech woodland above the River Earn. A fording point across the river can still be used, on what is the line of a Roman Road. The settlement mainly consists of an early complete and very important group of educational and religious buildings, all founded, built or rebuilt by the Drummond family of Strathearn.

Collegiate Chapel of St Mary

Innerpeffray Collegiate Church is an early-16th-century church. It is a

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. The chapel was built in 1507 by John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond, who is also buried there.

History

Human settlements in the area date back to nearly 4000 years ago, but the oldest confirmed settlement at the site is the Strageath Roman Fort, across the River Earn.

Innerpeffray Library

Innerpeffray Library is a historic

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and was the first

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. The current library building was completed in 1762 and is

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Innerpeffray Castle

The land was controlled by

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 whe ...

until the Reformation when it was confiscated by the crown and sold to the Drummond family.

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, stayed at Innerpeffray in June 1565. The current ruinous 17th century L-plan tower house, south of the village, was built by James Drummond, 1st Baron Maderty, on the corner of a former Roman marching camp. The form and design is typical of the period in Scotland with crowstepped gables. The structure contains gunloops and windows. A

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basement lies under the structure.

Drummond Castle Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, south of Crief ...

, to the southwest of

is the current Drummond family seat. The castle and the site of the

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camp are both protected as scheduled monuments.

Innerpeffray railway station

Innerpeffray railway station to the north, now disused, served the hamlets of Innerpeffray and Millhills.

Notable people

* James Drummond, 1st Baron Maderty *

Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray was a 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld. He was a canon from Strathearn. After the death of bishop William Sinclair, the canons of Dunkeld held an election, which was held late in the year 1337 or early 1338. Th ...

References

Villages in Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub