Forteviot () (

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) is a village in

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on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and

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. It lies in the council area of

. The population in 1991 was 160. The present village was rebuilt in the 1920s by John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot of the Dewar's

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family.

Early Bronze Age

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at Forteviot. Along with the remains of the ancient ruler were found burial treasures which include a bronze and gold dagger, a wooden bowl and a leather bag. Archaeologists from

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and

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continue to investigate the finds.

The Pictish palace of Forteviot

Forteviot is known to have been inhabited in the 9th century. King

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(Kenneth mac Alpin or Kenneth I of Scotland) (d. 858), is said to have died in the 'palace' (''palacio'') there. The palace formerly stood on Haly Hill, on the west side of the modern village, overlooking the Water of Mey. The ruins of a castle associated with Máel Coluim III (1058–93) were visible in the 17th century. Several pieces of early medieval sculpture are preserved in the parish church, which is dedicated to

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. The well-known 'Forteviot Arch', an early-9th century monolithic sandstone arch with figural sculpture, discovered in an old bed of the Water of May, west of the terrace on which the village stands, is now in the

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. It is likely to have once adorned a royal chapel.

The village

The village was rebuilt in the 1920s as a model village designed by the architect James Miller under the instruction of John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot, influenced by the Garden City movement. The village hall sits opposite the main village square and is an especially eclectic piece of 1920s design. It is a category A

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. The present church dates from 1778 and adopts the form of a Georgian box chapel, but dates from the 13th century. Gravestones date from 1690.

Notable residents

* Very Rev John Inglis, the son of Rev Harry Inglis, was born in Forteviot manse

Early Bronze Age

The Pictish palace of Forteviot

The village

Notable residents

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