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[Darren75]

Near to home - Innerpeffray Chapel

A Chapel of St Mary at Innerpeffray (“capella sancte marie de inerpefry”) is mentioned in the Inchaffray charters of the 13th and 14th centuries. Ancient yew trees and a medieval altar are all that remain of the first chapel on what was probably a pre-Christian sacred site.


The present chapel was built on the ruins of the original mediaeval structure in 1508 by John, Lord Drummond, who also paid for priests to pray for the welfare of the Drummond family. By 1542 the chapel had become a collegiate community, a non-monastic group of clergy living on site.

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I could be mistaken but it looks to be in a pretty bad state. There are no attempts to preserve it?

 

[Stiga]

I could be mistaken but it looks to be in a pretty bad state. There are no attempts to preserve it?

Historic Environment Scotland cares for Innerpeffray Chapel. The Innerpeffray Mortification, a registered charity, administers the chapel's collection.
History of Innerpeffray Chapel

Built in the early 1500s as a private chapel for the Drummond family

Became a collegiate community in 1542, with a group of non-monastic clergy living on site
Survived the Reformation by becoming a family burial vault for the Drummonds
In 1680, David Drummond, 3rd Lord Madertie, stored his books in the chapel
In 1762, Robert Hay Drummond, a descendant of David Drummond, commissioned the construction of the current library building
The library opened in 1762 as Scotland's first free public lending library
In 1965, the chapel was taken into State care
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I have photos of the Library, I'll see if I can find them

 

[Stiga]

Maggie Wall (died Perthshire c. 1657), was believed to have been burned as a witch. She is best known for the memorial monument in Dunning, Perthshire inscribed with "Maggie Wall burnt here 1657 as a witch"