Amulree
Amulree
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  Amulree Location withinPerth and Kinross | |
| OS grid reference | NN890365 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNKELD |
| Postcode district | PH8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Amulree(Scottish Gaelic:Àth Maol Ruibhe,'Ford of [St.] Maelrubha') is a small hamlet inPerth and Kinross,Scotland. It lies in hilly country on theA822 road,1 km (0.62 mi) east ofLoch Freuchiein Strathbraan, 8 km (5.0 mi) west ofDunkeldand 10 km (6.2 mi) north ofCrieff.[1]It lies close to the geographical centre of Scotland.[2]
Its parish church contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed there prior to mass emigration – mostly toNorth Easthope,Canada– in the early 19th century, where a settlement (Amulree, Ontario) was named after it.[3]: 132 The church is linked withAberfeldy Parish Church.A history "Amulree and its Church" was written by a resident, Nancy Countess of Enniskillen - the American-born second wife of the 6th Earl of Enniskillen - in 1990. A notable minister wasJames McLagan.TheRiver Braanflows past Amulree from Loch Freuchie.
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References
[edit]- ^Ordnance Survey, Great Britain (2008), "Pitlochry and Crieff",Ordnance SurveyLandranger Map(B2 ed.),ISBN978-0-319-22985-9
- ^M., Munro, David (2006).Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes.Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19.ISBN9780004724669.OCLC225152110.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Johnston, William (1903).History of the County of Perth: From 1825 to 1902.Stratford: W. M. O'Beirne.
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