Murthly, ry. sta., Little Dunkeld par., E. Perthshire, 4 ¼ m. SB. of Dunkeld and 10 ½ m. N. of Perth; P.O.; Perth District Lunatic Asylum is in the vicinity; 2 m. NW. of sta. is the modern seat of Murthly Castle, on river Tay; the old castle of Murthly consists of an ancient keep and a beautiful modern addition.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))