Winter Road Trip Drive To The Parish Church On Visit To Methven Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of a Winter road trip drive, with Scottish music, on visit to the church in Methven, Perthshire. Methven Parish Church has a tower and spire erected by public subscription in 1826. The Graham Mausoleum by Methven Church in the cemetery is the burial vault for General Thomas Graham of Balgowan, Lord Lynedoch, and his wife who was the Honourable Mary Cathcart, daughter of Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart. Deeply affected by the death of his wife, Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, commissioned a Mausoleum to her memory in the kirk yard at Methven, Perthshire. This gave the architect James Playfair, a chance to put to practice his most advanced ideas and the resultant design in the form of a gigantic sarcophagus is truly amazing for its period. After a long life Lord Lynedoch joined his wife in her last resting place in 1848. The Mausoleum is the free standing building in front of the church. The Battle of Methven took place in 1306 between Scottish forces led by King Robert the Bruce and English forces led by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and resulted in a resounding win for the English. This was part of the Scottish Wars of Independence. The surname Graham was first found in Midlothian, where they settled after accompanying Earl David of Huntingdon into Scotland during the 12th century. In 1128, King David I granted the lands of Abercorn and Dalkeith to William de Graham, who is the first recorded member of the Graham Clan in Scotland and was witness to several royal charters. Spelling variations of this family name include: Graham, Grahame, Graeme, Grame, Greumach, Montross and many more. William Graham, was a Scottish convict who was convicted in Dumfries, Scotland for 14 years, then transported aboard the ship Baring in April 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; John Graham, was a Scottish convict who was convicted in Perth, Scotland for 14 years, then transported aboard the ship Caledonia on 19th June 1822, arriving in Tasmania; Donald Graham arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1773; Sarah Graham, aged 40, arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1833; Elizabeth Graham landed in Maryland, America, in 1676; Angus Graham arrived in New York, America, in 1740. During the coronavirus pandemic I have been a volunteer driver doing some shopping for elderly Scots. From Tuesday 5 January, mainland Scotland moved from Level 4 to a temporary Lockdown. Examples of reasonable excuses to go out include essential shopping, including essential shopping for a vulnerable person. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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