Kinnaird is a village in Gowrie

Gowrie

Gowrie may refer to several places:* Gowrie, a province in Scotland** Carse of Gowrie, the southern part of Gowrie noted for its farmlandGowrie may also refer to:* Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia...

, Perthshire

Perthshire

Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is notable for its 15th century castle and early 19th century parish church

Parish church

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. In the 18th century, it was the home of the Reverend James Adams, who contributed to the Marrow Controversy

Marrow Controversy

The Marrow Controversy was a Scottish ecclesiastical dispute occasioned by the republication in 1718 of The Marrow of Modern Divinity The Marrow Controversy was a Scottish ecclesiastical dispute occasioned by the republication in 1718 of The Marrow of Modern Divinity The Marrow Controversy was a...

 in the church of Scotland. It is also the birthplace of the philosopher James Mylne (1757-1839) who later taught moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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from 1797 to 1836 and also lectured on political economy. The Threiplands of Fingask were a local Jacobite family. The Carse of Gowrie in which the village is located is a prosperous agricultural district of Perthshire.