Road Trip Drive From Dundee To Visit Parish Church Newtyle Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland Summer travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, North on the A923 road from the centre of the city of Dundee in Tayside, on ancestry, history visit to the Parish Church in Newtyle, Angus. The A923 road starts on the A991 ring road in the centre of Dundee, making its way out of town along Lochee Road and Coupar Angus Road before crossing the A90 Kingsway Junction. The road appears more rural immediately although we're passing between the Camperdown Country Park and Downfield golf course and we're still within Dundee. We cross the city limit to drive through Muirhead, where the B954 branches off to Newtyle. The large church is located on the edge of the planned village of Newtyle. It was built in 1872 to replace the previous church, which was destroyed by fire in 1867. The architect was Andrew Heiton Junior of Perth, Perthshire. There have been a number of churches on this site since the 12th century at least and a lintel dated 1696 and bell, with the date 1736, survive from the earlier churches. Andrew Heiton Junior was born on 3 April 1823 at Inchture, Perthshire, son of architect Andrew Heiton Senior and his wife Janet Lorimer. The young Heiton served an apprenticeship with his father who had moved to Perth. He then worked with William Burn, born 1789, died 1870, and David Bryce, born 1803, died 1876, in Edinburgh, before returning to practice with his father. The pair built several railway stations including Stirling and Perth, and served as City Architects in Perth from 1856, with Heiton continuing in this role alone after the death of his father in 1858. He became well-known as a builder of country houses, including Castleroy in Broughty Ferry, Vogrie House in Midlothian, and Fonab Castle in Perthshire, together with the Greig Institute in Leven, Fife. He inherited an estate at Darnick in the Scottish Borders and restored its 16th century tower. Heiton died in Perth and lies buried in Greyfriars Cemetery there. He is remembered by a window in St. John's Kirk. His practice was taken on by his nephew Andrew Heiton Granger, who became known as Andrew Granger Heiton All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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