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PuffBall
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posted 02-02-2000 07:28 PM
  
Searching for info. on Methven Castle which is located in Methven, Scotland. |
wurdsmiff
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posted 02-03-2000 04:49 AM
Your question would have been better placed in the Individual Castles Forum, however here is some data.
The following is an abbreviated extract from 'The Castles of Scotland' second ed, by Martin Coventry.
Privately owned, Methven now consists of a 17th century tower house of square plan, five storeys (four plus garret), and round corner towers with ogee roofs. It has large evenly spaced windows and several lower extesions of later date. Originally a Mowbray property, it passed to the Stewart Earls of Atholl, who were forfeited in 1427 for treason. the Crown held the property and it was used as a dower house for Margaret Tudor, Queen to James 4th, and mother of James 5th.She died there in 1540.
In 1584 it was granted to Esme Stewart by James 6th, and then to the Stewart Dukes of Lennox until sold to the Smythes of Braco in 1664. they retained it until 1923, when it was again sold. It was restored in the 1950's and 1980's, and is now used as office accomodation.------------------
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wurdsmiff
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posted 02-11-2000 02:34 PM
Hope the following is useful!
From 'The Surnames of Scotland' George Black, New York Public Library 1946, Birlinn edition, 1999.
Methven, Methuen, Meffan,Meffen.
From Methven in Perthshire, Robert de Methven witnessed a confirmation of a charter of david, bishop of St Andrews concerning the church of Wemyss c1233-55.
Roger de Methven of the county of Perth rendered homage in 1296. dominus Roger Meffen was witness to a grant by John Moncrieff before 1320 and Thomas de Methfen held the office of chamberlain in Aberdeen in 1340.
John of Meffen, doctor of degrees, one of the commisioners concluding a peace with the English in 1451, and may be the John Methfen vicar of Edinburgh who was granted a safe conduct into England in 1454. Paul Methuen was an early reformer, and the founder of the publishing company of the same name in London
was of scots origin.------------------
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The storms, by Castle Gordon'.
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