Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video the Church of the Holy Rude and Valley Cemetery on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Stirling, Britain, United Kingdom. The Church of the Holy Rude, Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na Crois Naoimh, is the medieval parish church of Stirling, Scotland. It is named after the Holy Rood, a relic of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified. The church was founded in 1129 during the reign of King David I, but the earliest part of the present church dates from the 15th century. As such it is the second oldest building in Stirling after Stirling Castle, parts of which date from the later 14th century. The chancel and tower were added in the 16th century. Growing population would have forced larger Scots towns to adopt new burial systems around the middle of the nineteenth century even without new ideas of what was appropriate and hygienic. By the 1850s, the Holy Rude Kirkyard was so overcrowded that older graves were regularly disturbed to make way for new burials; access to almost every plot involved trampling over others. The Valley Cemetery was opened in 1857 and was quickly extended into the adjacent Mar’s Wark Garden. It gave carriage access to every plot. Each grave was to be used only once. And the whole area was designed to be ornamental and attractive with paths linked to the castle and to the main tourist walkways round the town. 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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