Logiealmond, a district in Monzie parish, central Perthshire, and a quoad sacra parish, partly also in Fowlis Wester, Methven, and Redgorton. The district lies on the N bank of the river Almond 6 miles NW of Methven station; and in 1702 was annexed quoad sacra to Moneydie. It contains the meeting point of the three ancient dioceses of Dunblane, Dunkeld, and St Andrews and according to tradition 'was a place of conference' for the bishops of those three sees. (See Monzie.) The quoad sacra parish, constituted about 1852, is in the presbytery of Perth and the synod of Perth and Stirling; its minister's stipend is £120. An ancient church at Chapelhill, which had been in a ruinous state for upwards of a century, was refitted for public worship in 1834, and contains 285 sittings. There are also a Free church and a U.P. church (1811 ; 450 sittings); and a public school, with accommodation for 73 children, had (1882) an average attendance of 56, and a grant of £55, 13s. Pop. (1871) 646, (1881) 581, of whom 117 were in Fowlis Wester, 62 in Methven, 372 in Monzie and 30 in Redgorton. Ord. Sur., sh. 47, 1869.
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