Monzievaird () is a location in

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, situated west of

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, within the Highland district of

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. The village of Monzie (pronounced "Mon-ee") lies a few miles to the east-northeast.

Name

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The place was originally named ''Muithauard'' around 1200 and ''Moneward'' in 1203. Two different etymologies are proposed for the name. The first suggests that the name is derived from the Gaelic ''magh'' + ''bard'', meaning "plain of the bards". Locals pronounce it as "Mon-ee-vaird". According to this interpretation, the name of the nearby village of Monzie is unrelated, except for influencing the pronunciation of the first syllable "Monz" as "Mon" in linguistic sympathy. The second etymology proposes that Monzievaird derives from ''magh'' ("plain") and ''edha'' (the

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of ''edh'' or ''iodh'', meaning "corn"), combined with the

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''vaird'' or ''ward'', meaning "enclosure". This would render the meaning as "place where corn is stored". Under this interpretation, the village name of Monzie shares the same origin, as does the name of the nearby Monzie Castle. Regardless of its origin, the name Monzievaird was also given to the nearby Loch Monzievaird.

Administration

Traditionally, Monzievaird was part of the Stewardship of

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and had its own parish church. From the 13th century, it was under the control of the

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. Following the Act of Union, Monzievaird became part of the county of

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. In 1890, it was incorporated into the civil parish of Monzievaird and Strowan. In 1930, the civil parish system was replaced, and Monzievaird was placed in the Highland District of

. From 1975 to 1996, it was part of the Perthshire and Kinross District within the

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region. In 1996, it came under the newly established county of

Architecture

Ochtertyre House, the Murray family seat in Perthshire from 1784 to 1790, is located here, overlooking the loch from an elevated position. Its grounds feature a designed landscape. The house is a Georgian Category A

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. Now a private residence, it has served various purposes over the years, including as a school ( Seymour Lodge, 1939–1965), a theatre, and a restaurant. The Murray family mausoleum, built in 1809, now stands on the site of the former parish church.

Economy

The local

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is renowned for producing a popular

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History

Battle of Monzievaird

On 25 March 1005,

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fought and killed

Kenneth III of Scotland Cináed mac Duib ( Modern Gaelic: ''Coinneach mac Dhuibh''; c. 966 – c. 25 March 1005), anglicised as Kenneth III, and nicknamed ''An Donn'' ("the Chief" or "the Brown"), was King of Alba (Scotland) from 997 to 1005. He was the son of Dub ( ...

and his son, Giric II of Scotland, a

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. The battle took place on the north side of the

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. King Kenneth's

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was erected in memory of the son of King Duff, who was killed in the Battle of Monzievaird that year and later buried on

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. The cairn stands in a prominent position on the edge of the steep escarpment at Corrie Barvick.

The
Massacre of Monzievaird The Scottish Highland Massacre of Monzievaird took place on 21 October 1490, at the church of Monzievaird, at Ochtertyre, near Hosh in Perthshire. Some sources give the date as 1511. It was the culmination of a violent blood feud between t ...

Immediately following the

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on 21 October 1490, the Drummonds and Campbells set fire to the old church of Monzievaird, killing approximately twenty members of the Murray family. Upon hearing of the massacre,

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, ordered the arrest of the main perpetrators, David Drummond and Duncan Campbell of Dunstaffnage. They were executed in

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shortly thereafter. The nation was horrified by the incident, which was widely regarded at the time as sacrilegious.

New York state

The town of

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, in the state of New York, originated from a colony of twenty-five Scottish families who settled around the mouth of the

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in 1685. The settlement was led by Major Patrick McGregor, a soldier, and his brother-in-law, David Toiseach, the

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of Monzievaird.Skeel, Adelaide, and Barclay, David, (1900), ''Major Patrick MacGregorie'

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References

External links

* ttp://maps.nls.uk/geo/roy/#zoom=12&lat=56.4297&lon=-3.9505&layers=roy-highlands General Roy Map {{authority control Villages in Perth and Kinross