Amulree

Human settlement in Scotland

Amulree (Scottish Gaelic: Àth Maol Ruibhe, 'Ford of [St.] Maelrubha') is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies in hilly country on the A822 road, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Loch Freuchie in Strathbraan, 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Dunkeld and 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Crieff.^[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 to North Easthope, Canada – in the early 19th century, where a settlement (Amulree, Ontario) was named after it.^[3]: 132 The church is linked with Aberfeldy 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 was James McLagan. The River Braan flows past Amulree from Loch Freuchie.

Amulree and Strathbraan Church

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References

1. Ordnance Survey, Great Britain (2008), "Pitlochry and Crieff", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), ISBN 978-0-319-22985-9
2. M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. Johnston, William (1903). History of the County of Perth: From 1825 to 1902. Stratford: W. M. O'Beirne.