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Abernethy Round Tower, Perthshire, Scotland, A Drive Through.

Abernethy Round Tower, Perthshire, Scotland. A Drive Through. Abernethy and it's Ancients Round Tower. The town and ancient settlement of Abernethy is situated about 8 miles south-east of Perth in Scotland. Its name is derived from the Celtic words ‘Aber’ meaning ford, and ‘Nethy’ the name of the river on which it stands. Its famous round tower, one of only two such Celtic Towers remaining (the other being in Brechin), stands in the churchyard in the middle of the town. Abernethy was once a major religious and political centre for the Picts. It was home to a Columban monastery in the 6th century and a Pictish cathedral founded by King Nechtan in the early 700s. There are also remains of a petrified hill fort on the outskirts of the village as well as that of a Pictish fort. The site of a Roman camp is nearby in the the river valley. The village has played an important role in Scottish history, including the Treaty of Abernethy signed between King Malcolm III of Scotland and William the Conqueror in 1072. That is the same William the Conqueror that invaded England in six years earlier in 1066. Tower Abernethy Tower dates probably from the 9th or 10th century, with 11th century alterations. It is 72 feet high and only 8 feet in interior diameter, with walls 3 1/2 feet thick. These Round Towers served the Celtic clergy as steeples and watch-towers against Viking invaders. There are still 76 of them standing in Ireland. The original purpose of the Abernethy Tower was defence but later it was used as a belfry and a beacon. The entrance to the tower lies within Abernethy Churchyard. The tower door is accessed up a short flight of wooden steps and is normally locked. The key can be borrowed either from the Culdees Tearoom, a few yards away from the tower across School Wynd, or from the Museum of Abernethy, which can be found a short distance north, again along School Wynd. A Pictish symbol stone found in the village has been placed at the side of the tower. It probably dates back to some time around 600 AD. Once inside, you climb the metal spiral staircase that winds round and around, eventually arriving at a platform just beneath the roof of the tower. From here it is a short climb up a metal ladder and a scramble through a trap-door out onto the roof. This stone was found forming part of the foundations of a house, and seems to have been trimmed at some point, resulting in the loss of parts of some of the symbols. The main symbol is of a vertical tuning fork, a relatively common Pictish symbol found carved on stones. Underneath it is another common symbol, a "crescent and V-rod", or at least part of one. Much more unusual are the carvings of a hammer, on one side of the tuning fork, and an anvil on the other. These have only been found on one other Pictish symbol stone and bring to mind the symbols relating to trades found on gravestones many centuries later in the 1700s. Music; For Those We Know, Gavin Luke, Epidemic Sound. Dreams of the Brave, Trabant 33, Epidemic Sound. Sources; https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.u... https://www.abernethy.org.uk Abernethy, Perth and Kinross - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abernet...