32-656: Ochtertyre / ˌ ɒ x t ər ˈ t aɪər / is a country house and estate in Perth and Kinross , Scotland. It is located in Strathearn , between Crieff and Loch Turret , north of the A85 . The ancient seat of the Ochtertyre estate was Castle Cluggy , on the shore of Loch Monzievaird . The Ochtertyre estate was granted in the 15th century by David Moray of Tullibardine to one of his younger sons. The Ochtertyre estate
64-471: A sheriff-depute appointed to undertake the actual judicial work of the office. It is from these sheriffs that the modern day office of sheriffs principal derives, with a final settlement on the name by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 . The modern day office of sheriff derives from the sheriffs-substitute that were appointed by the sheriffs-depute (now sheriffs principal.) In 1540 an Act of
96-546: A ceremonial role in their respective sheriffdom that means they outrank all but members of the royal family and the Lord Lieutenant . When researching the history of the sheriffs principal there is much confusion over the use of different names to refer sheriffs in Scotland. Sheriffs principal are those sheriffs who have held office over a sheriffdom , whether through inheritance or through direct appointment by
128-498: Is Perth and Kinross Council, which meets at 2 High Street, Perth . Perth and Kinross is covered by two Scottish Parliament constituencies and one electoral region. Following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election these two constituencies— Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Perthshire North —are held respectively by Jim Fairlie and John Swinney , both members of the Scottish National Party . Following
160-609: Is appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the First Minister of Scotland , who is advised by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland . As of May 2017 there were six sheriffs principal, each of whom has responsibility not only as a judge, but for the administration of justice in their respective sheriffdoms. Sheriffs principal have to ensure the effective running of
192-672: The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 by the Scottish Parliament sheriffs principal have sat ex officio as appeal sheriffs in the Sheriff Appeal Court with jurisdiction over both civil and criminal appeals . In terms of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 , as reaffirmed by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, sheriffs principal are charged with a number of duties in respect of
224-653: The Scottish Independence Referendum , with a majority of 60.2% on a record turnout of 86.9%. On 23 June 2016, Perth and Kinross voted in favour of remain in the Brexit referendum , with a majority of 61.1% on a turnout of 73.7%. Sheriff principal In Scotland a sheriff principal ( pl . sheriffs principal) ( Scottish Gaelic : àrd-siorram ) is a judge in charge of a sheriffdom with judicial , quasi-judicial , and administrative responsibilities. Sheriffs principal have been part of
256-512: The Tayside region. As established in 1975, Perth and Kinross covered the whole of Kinross-shire, and the majority of the pre-1975 Perthshire, with three exceptions: a large area in the south-west of the county which went to the new Stirling district, Muckhart which went to Clackmannan district, and Longforgan which went to the city of Dundee . Perth and Kinross also included the parish of Kettins from Angus . A lieutenancy area covering
288-548: The judiciary of Scotland since the 11th century. Sheriffs principal were originally appointed by the monarch of Scotland , and evolved into a heritable jurisdiction before appointment was again vested in the Crown and the monarch of the United Kingdom following the passage of the Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 . Under the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (as amended), each sheriff principal
320-646: The sheriff courts and justice of the peace courts within their jurisdiction. Following the passage of both the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 , sheriffs principal are subject to the authority and direction of the Lord President of the Court of Session as Head of the Judiciary of Scotland . Sheriffs principal hold additional judicial offices, including
352-476: The 'Perth and Kinross Joint County Council', serving the combined area of the two counties. Local government was reformed in Scotland in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . Mainland Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts were replaced with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Perth and Kinross was created as one of the districts within
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#1732790103633384-519: The 20th century the sheriff principal had appellate jurisdiction over summary causes in civil cases , with only cases that went to a full proof (hearing) having a right of appeal to both the sheriff principal and the Court of Session. In 1971, the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 confirmed the naming of sheriffs principal (affirming that the office of sheriff depute should be known as sheriff principal), and that sheriffs-substitute should be known as sheriff , stating: The number of sheriffdoms
416-415: The Crown . Thus, hereditary sheriff (before 1746) and sheriff-depute (after 1746) are the precursors to the modern office of sheriff principal. The precursor to the modern office of sheriff was historically referred to as sheriff substitute . David I , King of Scots from 1124 to 1153, appointed sheriffs as administrators and judges throughout Scotland. Such officers eventually became hereditary with
448-488: The Highlands with Willie Nicol in 1787. Around this time, an older house was replaced with the current Georgian building, which was constructed from 1784 to 1790. The design of the house has been attributed to James McLeran, a Scottish architect "responsible for some plain late Georgian country houses". Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre , the 6th Baronet, served as MP for Edinburgh from 1806 to 1812. Sir Patrick laid out
480-603: The Murrays from their land. The conflict led to the Battle of Knock Mary , which the Murrays lost, and the subsequent Massacre of Monzievaird . The episode was captured by the historical novelist Walter Scott in his book A Legend of Montrose . The Murrays of Ochtertyre were granted a baronetcy in 1673. Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, extended the estate with the purchase of the adjacent Barony of Monzievaird. Robert Burns visited Sir William Murray at Ochtertyre on his tour to
512-477: The Parliament of Scotland mandated that sheriffs principal (along with bailies and stewards ) should "hold all their three head courts by themselves in proper person, unless they have a just and lawful excuse". However, in the 16th century it appears that sheriffs-depute held office entirely at the will of the sheriffs principal, and undertook the vast majority of judicial work. In the 17th century, under
544-672: The Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders who is Sheriff in Chancery , and President of the Sheriff Personal Injury Court . All of the sheriffs principal are Appeal Sheriffs and ex officio members of the Sheriff Appeal Court . Outside their judicial office, each sheriff principal holds several other offices ex officio , including Commissioner of Northern Lighthouses and General Commissioner of Income Tax , with each sheriff principal having
576-430: The boundaries was to move an area around Chryston from the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin to the sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway. The work of a sheriff principal is partly judicial and partly administrative, consisting broadly of the following: A sheriff principal sometimes sits in criminal courts or conducts major fatal accident inquiries . Following the passage and commencement of
608-723: The courts for which they are responsible, including in particular a duty “to secure the speedy and efficient disposal of business in the sheriff courts of that sheriffdom”. In terms of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 all of the sheriffs principal are Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses and serve on the Northern Lighthouse Board . The Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders is Sheriff of Chancery (disposes of petitions for rights of succession to land and intestate estates; see Chancery (Scotland) ). A sheriff principal might serve as member of
640-416: The designed landscape and gardens around the house, which were also added to by his son, Sir William Keith Murray , the 7th Baronet. A family mausoleum was added in 1809, remote from the main house, designed by Charles Heathcote Tatham . From 1939 the house served as a school for girls, until 1965 when the estate was broken up and sold. It is now privately owned. The house is a category A listed building and
672-465: The grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes . Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( Scots : Pairth an Kinross ; Scottish Gaelic : Peairt agus Ceann Rois ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland , and a lieutenancy area . It is bordered by Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus , Dundee , and Fife to the east, Clackmannanshire to
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#1732790103633704-485: The middle of the 19th century there were 30 sheriffs principal. Of those sheriffs principal two ( Glasgow and Edinburgh ) were effectively full-time appointments while the remainder were part-time appointments filled by senior advocates , who are members of the Faculty of Advocates . Over the years there was a gradual amalgamation of sheriffdoms , with a consequential diminution in the number of sheriffs principal. In
736-487: The pre-1975 parish of Longforgan. The shadow authority elected in 1995 to oversee the transition requested a change of name from 'Perthshire and Kinross' to 'Perth and Kinross' in December 1995, which was agreed by the government before the new council area came into force on 1 April 1996. The Perth and Kinross lieutenancy area was adjusted to match the new council area in 1996. The Highland Boundary Fault runs across
768-555: The region from the northeast to the southwest. This roughly divides the area between highland Perthshire, including part of the Grampian Mountains , to the north, and lowland Perthshire and Kinross to the south. The highland area is intersected with glacial valleys , often containing ribbon lakes , including Loch Tay and Loch Earn . The lowland area is a fertile region lying within the Central Lowlands . In
800-415: The reign of Charles II , the number of heritable sheriffs principal increased in recognition of his restoration to the throne. By 1700, 21 of the 33 sheriffs principal were hereditary. In the 18th century, the office of hereditary sheriff principal was abolished by the Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 , with the sheriffs-depute assuming the role and office of sheriff principal. Until about
832-447: The same area as the new district was created at the same time. In 1996, local government in Scotland was reformed again under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 . The regions and districts were abolished and replaced by unitary council areas. One such area was named by the 1994 Act as 'Perthshire and Kinross', covering the area of the 1975–1996 district of Perth and Kinross, plus an area transferred from Dundee roughly matching
864-788: The same election the electoral region— Mid Scotland and Fife —is represented by four members of the Scottish Conservatives , two members of Scottish Labour , and one member of the Scottish Greens . Perth and Kinross is covered by three United Kingdom Parliament constituencies ; Perth and Kinross-shire , Angus and Perthshire Glens and Stirling and Strathallan . Following the 2024 UK Parliamentary General Election these seats are respectively held by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party), Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party) and Chris Kane (Labour Party). On 18 September 2014, Perth and Kinross voted strongly "No" in
896-507: The south, and Stirling and Argyll and Bute to the west. Geographically the area is split by the Highland Boundary Fault into a more mountainous northern part and a flatter southern part. The northern area is a popular tourist spot, while agriculture makes an important contribution to the southern part of the area. The area is run by Perth and Kinross Council , which is based in Perth . The area takes its name from
928-584: The southern part of Perth and Kinross agriculture plays an important part of the local economy. This includes the cultivation of fruits, fodder, wheat and seed potatoes. The scenic nature of the northern part of Perth and Kinross makes tourism an important part of the economy. The Forestry Commission controls large parts of the area, which is also home to a number of hydroelectric dams . 47,350 9,240 7,280 5,840 5,610 5,030 2,920 2,880 2,370 2,220 1,950 1,940 1,900 1,750 1,630 1,500 1,490 1,420 1,390 1,370 The local authority
960-556: The two historical shires of Perthshire and Kinross-shire . Each was administered by a sheriff from medieval times, supplemented by commissioners of supply from 1667 and then by a county council from 1890. Perthshire was one of the largest counties, whereas Kinross-shire was one of the smallest; it was the least populous Scottish county in the 1921 census . In 1930 the county councils for Perthshire and Kinross-shire were combined for most purposes. The two councils continued to be elected as separate bodies, but operated together as
992-554: Was reduced to six in 1975 by the Sheriffdoms Reorganisation Order 1974, with all the prior sheriffdoms abolished and replaced by the following sheriffdoms: with each sheriffdom presided over by a single sheriff principal. The sheriffdom boundaries were amended and the sheriffdoms redescribed by the Sheriffdoms (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, which replaced the 1974 order. The only change to
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1024-473: Was the subject of a violent blood feud between the Murrays and the Drummonds in the neighbourhood in the late 15th century. The Murrays of Ochtertyre had been engaged by their relative, the abbot of nearby Inchaffray Abbey , with collecting teinds from the Drummonds of Monzievaird . They did this with such brutality that the Drummonds were provoked into retaliation. They went to Ochtertyre and tried to evict
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