Tour Scotland short 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the graveyard on history visit to Kirkton of Balmerino in North Fife. A Church of Scotland church was built here in 1560 and demolished in 1811. No visible trace of the site remains. It may have been on the site of a more recent cemetery on raised ground to the north west of Balmerino Abbey. The location appears to be marked by a burial enclosure on a small mound. Reused stonework in the wall and steps to the graveyard may be from the church. Some interesting gravestones, and many of the Wedderburn family are buried here. The surname Wedderburn was first found in Berwickshire. Spelling variations of this family name include: Wedderburn, Wadderburne, Wetherburne and others. Notable amongst the family name during their early history was James Wedderburn, born 1495, died 1553, Scottish poet, eldest son of James Wedderburn, merchant in Dundee. Another James Wedderburn born 1585 died 1639, was Bishop of Dunblane, the second son of John Wedderburn, mariner and shipowner, Dundee and John Wedderburn, born 1599 died 1679, was a Scottish physician, the fifth son of Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, town clerk of Dundee. Mr. Wedderburn was a Scottish settler who travelled from Greenock aboard the ship Philip Laing arriving in Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 15th April 1848; John Wedderburn arrived in America in 1804. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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