Strathearn

Coordinates: 56°19′57″N 3°40′57″W / 56.33250°N 3.68250°W / 56.33250; -3.68250
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For other uses, see Strathearn (disambiguation).

Map of Scotland showing the province of Strathearn

Strathearn or Strath Earn (

Scottish Gaelic: Srath Èireann) is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland, extending from Loch Earn in the West to the River Tay in the east.[1] Strathearn was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba,[2] and was led by a mormaer and then an Earl. The province was bounded on the north by Atholl, north west by Breadalbane, south west by Menteith, south east by Fife, and on the east by Perthia
.

History

In 904, during the reign of Constantine II of Scotland, sons of Bárid mac Ímair sent a Danish army to attack Strathearn, and were ultimately defeated, the Kingdom of Scotland wasn't attacked by Vikings for the next 50 years.

Battle of Strathearn
Date904
Location
Strathearn, Scotland
Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Uí Ímair
Commanders and leaders
Constantine II of Scotland Ímar ua Ímair † and more descendants of Ímar

The earliest attested

Mael Ísu V in the mid 14th century.[3]

In medieval times, Strathearn was part of the region administered by the sheriff based at

new Counties (shires), based on sheriffdom boundaries, Strathearn, therefore, became the south-central part of Perthshire. As a result of late 20th century reforms, it is now part of Perth and Kinross
.

Royal

Catherine Middleton
.

Other uses

"Strathearn" / "Strathern" is also a surname in the United States and Northern Ireland, predominantly in the Bellaghy area of County Londonderry.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.strathearn.com/st_where.htm Derivation of name
  2. ^ MacQueen 2008, p. 287.
  3. ^ a b Broun 2015, p. 27.

Bibliography

  • Broun, Dauvit (2015). "Statehood and lordship in 'Scotland' before the midtwelfth century". Innes Review. 66 (1): 1–71.
    doi:10.3366/inr.2015.0084
    . Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  • MacQueen, Hector L. (2008). "Scotland: Politics, Government and Law". In Rigby, S. H. (ed.). A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 283–308.
    ISBN 0470998776
    .

External links

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