Autumn Parish Church And Cemetery Glenorchy Argyll Scotland

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of Glenorchy Parish Church and cemetery on ancestry visit to Dalmally in Argyll. This is the parish church of the parish of Glenorchy and Inishail. The church is also known as Glenorchy Kirk, and was historically known as the Church of Dysart, Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Diseart. There have been many alternate spellings, including Dysert, Disart, Glenwrquha, Glenvrquha, Glenvrquhay, Clachandysert, Clachan Disert, Claghan-Diseirt and Dysart and Glenurquhie. The octagonal church building dates from the early 19th century. Opposite the church is the Gallow Hill of Glenorchy, which is reputed in Highland tradition to have been the location of summary executions when the Macgregors controlled the region Near the church is the well of Saint Conan, known locally as a holy well. The church is recorded in 1390, with mention of the mountain chief, Iain Macgregor of Glenorchy, died 1390, 2nd Chief of Clan Gregor, who was reported to have been buried on the north side of the High Altar in Dysart, at the old Church of Glenorchy.

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