Spring Old Kirk Of Weem Highland Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring 4K travel video of the graveyard and medieval Old Kirk of Weem on visit to Highland Perthshire. The Old Kirk is thought to have originally been built in the mid 1400’s, probably at the request of the then Clan Chief, John Menzies, after he had been granted the Baronry of Weem by the King in 1451. The Old Kirk has always been associated with St. Cuthbert, who brought his ministry to Strathtay in circa AD 650 and who is said to have lived in a cave on the hillside above the village. The name Weem is derived from the Gaelic uaimh, meaning cave. The Old Kirk was used before and after the Reformation as a parish church until 1839, when it was presented to the then Clan Menzies Chief as a family mausoleum. Spelling variations of this family name include: Menzies, Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Minges, Méinn, Gaelic, and many more.

James Menzies, aged 22, arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship William Money; Ann Menzies, a British settler travelled from Gravesend aboard the ship Evening Star arriving in Auckland, New Zealand in 1858; Archibald and Robert Menzies, settled in Virginia, America, in 1716; Robert Menzies, landed in Virginia, America, in 1716; Elizabeth Menzies, landed in North Carolina, America, in 1739; Joseph Menzies, arrived in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America, in 1875.

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