Tour Scotland photograph of the Ministers, Celtic Cross, gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, , Scotland. The record for the parish of Blackford between 1834 and 1845 was compiled by the Reverend John Clark who, interestingly, attributed the name of Blackford to the Gothic word “ fort ” signifying a road or passage. He described the land in the parish belonging mainly to James Moray, Esq. of Abercairney and to Lords Strathallan and Camperdown. In 1831, the population was 1892 and of these 674 inhabitants resided in the village where they were employed as weavers, day-labourers and mechanics”. Those who did not reside in the village were chiefly employed in agriculture pursuits and that the industry and skill of the people, especially in agriculture, had rapidly improved.
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