William Stewart of Grandtully

[2] The chronicle attributed to David Moysie says that this man (described as the Laird of Grandtully, nephew of the Earl of Atholl) and his kinship friends, declared to James VI in 1579 that John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl had been poisoned at a banquet at a Stirling Castle.

He helped save the king from the Gowrie Conspiracy at Perth on 5 August 1600 and James VI rewarded him with the forfeited Ruthven castle of Trochrie near Little Dunkeld and the barony of Strathbran.

His home was at Grandtully where he refurbished St Mary's church with a wooden vault painted with vignettes around the year 1636.

His portrait was painted by Adam de Colone and a copy of this picture still hangs at Murthly.

[13] There were several men called William Stewart active at Scottish court in this period, including:

William Stewart of Grandtully, Adam de Colone
Painted wooden vault at Grandtully Chapel
William Stewart was given the Ruthven castle of Trochry in Perthshire
Murthly Castle