Aberargie

Aberargie, historically also Aberdargie, is recorded in the Pictish Chronicle as part of Nechtan's land grant in 460AD, and may have been in existence for much longer. Archaeological surface finds from fields in the vicinity of the village range from neolithic flints, to the full range of Scottish Medieval Pottery and flintlock rifle/pistol flints, further indicating an extensive period of settlement and activity in the area. From the middle of the 15th century, Aberargie utilised the River Farg to power water mills for various purposes from sawing timber to the milling of flax and meal. Mills have been recorded at Pottie (corn mill), part of which still stands at the bottom of the Farg…