Tour Scotland Spring Easter Monday travel video of a sunny but cold road trip drive, with Scottish music, to visit the Parish Church in Blackford, Perthshire. Christianity in this part of Perthshire has a long history. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is home to Highland Spring water and the Tullibardine whisky distillery. Blackford was first known as a ford over the Allan Water. There is a legend that a King Magnus lost his wife Queen Helen in a storm and she is buried on a nearby hill. Blackford became a popular stopping place especially when Scotland's first public brewery was started. James VII of Scotland even stopped in Blackford while travelling to sample their ale. The surname Blackford was first found in Somerset, England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name is derived from black ford, indicating a dark place in which there was a river crossing. The variations of the surname Blackford include Blackford, Blackforde, Blakeford, Blakford and others. John Blackford, aged 38, arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship Thetis; George Blackford settled in Charleston, South Carolina, America, in 1635 and was strongly involved in the development of Barnstable and Cape Cod; Robert Blackford, aged 29, arrived in Michigan, America, in 1854;
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