Tour Scotland 4K travel video of photographs, with Scottish music, of Saint Vigeans Church and cemetery located North of Arbroath on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Angus, Britain, United Kingdom. The church was rebuilt in the 12th century but not consecrated until 1242 by David de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews in Fife. The church underwent some alteration in the 15th century, but suffered very little change following the Scottish Reformation of 1560. A major restoration was carried out in 1871 by the Scottish Victorian architect Robert Rowand Anderson. The name St Vigeans is derived from Vigeanus, a Latinised form of the Old Irish name Féichín. Saint Feichin flourished in the 7th century. There is no record of his having visited what is now Scotland, but followers of his cult may have founded a monastery among the Picts at St Vigeans as early as the 8th century. The 18th century headstones in the kirkyard, some of which are notably well carved, are interesting examples of folk art, characteristic of Angus. There was once a legend that the kirk was built with stones used by an enslaved Kelpie, and for several years the local congregation would not enter the kirk during certain services for fear the building would collapse due to the Kelpie's curse. 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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