5-441: Huntingtower may refer to: Huntingtower, a part of the village of Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield , near Perth, Scotland Huntingtower Castle , near the village of Huntingtower, Scotland Huntingtower (novel) , a 1922 novel by John Buchan Huntingtower (film) , a 1927 British film based on the novel Huntingtower School , Melbourne, Australia Huntingtower: Ballad for Band,
10-489: A musical composition by Ottorino Respighi Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Huntingtower . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Huntingtower&oldid=647288881 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
15-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield is a village in Perthshire , Scotland , on the River Almond , 3 miles (5 kilometres) northwest of Perth . Bleaching, the chief industry, dated from 1774, when the bleaching-field was formed. By means of an old aqueduct , said to have been built by
20-570: The boy-king James VI , on August 22, 1582. The earl's sons were slain in the attempt (known as the Gowrie conspiracy) to capture James VI (1600), consequent on which the Scots parliament ordered the name of Ruthven to be abolished, and the barony to be known in future as Huntingtower. The Ruthven name and reputation was re-established in 1651, by Sir Thomas Ruthven, for service to the Crown. The source of
25-673: The Romans, it was provided with water from the River Almond, the properties of which rendered it especially suited for bleaching. Bleaching (by chemicals under cover, not with bleach fields) continued Huntingtower until 1981. Huntingtower Castle , a once formidable structure, was the scene of the Raid of Ruthven (pron. Rivven), when the Protestant lords, headed by William, 4th Lord Ruthven and 1st Earl of Gowrie (c.1541–1584), kidnapped
#716283