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FORTEVIOT , a See also:village and See also:parish of See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland, on the See also:Water of May, a right-See also:hand affluent of the See also:Earn, 64 m. S.W. of See also:Perth. Pop. of parish (1901) 562. It is a See also:place of remote antiquity, having been a See also:capital of the Picts, when the.See also:district was known as Fortrenn, and afterwards of the Scots. The See also:army led by See also:Edward See also:Baliol camped here before the See also:battle of Dupplin (1332), in which the See also:regent, Donald, See also:earl of See also:Mar, was slain along with 13,000 out of 30,000 men. The parish of Findo-Gask adjoining it on the N.W. contains remains of a See also:Roman road, station and outpost, besides the " auld hoose " of Gask in which the Baroness See also:Nairne was See also:born, and which forms the theme of one of her most popular songs. The new See also:house in which she died See also:dates from 18o1. End of Article: FORTEVIOTAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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