Tour Scotland Video Interior Parish Church Dunnottar Stonehaven

Tour Scotland video of the interior of the Parish Church at Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish church was was consecrated in 1394 in place of the original church dedicated to Saint Ninian, the Apostle of the Picts, which still stands on Dunnottar Castle rock. This earlier church was consecrated in 1276 by William Wishart, the Bishop of St Andrews. William Wishart, died 28 May 1279, was a 13th century Bishop of St. Andrews in Fife. He was postulated to the see of St. Andrews while holding the position as Bishop elect of Glasgow, which he resigned when, on 2 June 1271, he was elected to that vacant see. He was succeeded at Glasgow by his cousin, Robert Wishart. His election to St. Andrews was notable, because apparently the bishopric's Céli Dé community were excluded from the election. Pope Gregory X charged the Bishop of Moray, the Bishop of Aberdeen, and the Bishop of Argyll, to look over the character of the elect and to investigate the legitimacy of the election, of the latter of which the Pope had suspicions. William, however, emerged successfully, and was consecrated at Scone, Perthshire, on 15 October 1273. William died on 28 May 1279, at Morebattle in Teviotdale. He was buried at St Andrews.

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