Orwell Parish Church And Graveyard Milnathort Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring 4K travel video of Orwell Parish Church and graveyard on visit to Milnathort, Perthshire. The existing church was constructed on Ba’Hill in 1729, on land acquired from Tillywhally, using stone from the Old Kirk of Orwell, which was situated on the North banks of Loch Leven, approximately 1 mile south east of Milnathort. The new location better served the needs of the local population who had moved closer to the stage coach routes. The original thatched roof of the building was modernised and raised, and the windows, floor, seating and galleries added in the period 1769 to 1780. The present church combines the remainder of three local congregations; The Old Kirk, The Secession Church begun in 1773, and the Free Church 1843 to 1929. The graveyard consists of a walled enclosure surrounding the Church. It contains a number of interesting gravestones, some of which date back to the period of construction of the church. There is an adjoining extension, more modern, located to the East of the graveyard, another walled enclosure, accessed by a separate gate. This is still in use, although nearly full to capacity. Orwell is a parish in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It contains the market town of Milnathort, as well as the hamlet of Middleton. The name comes from the Gaelic iubhar coille meaning " yew wood." The parish has an area of about 21 square miles. In the south it is quite flat, gradually becoming hillier further north, until one reaches the Ochil Hills at the northern boundary.

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