Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the exterior of Torphichen Preceptory on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to West Lothian, Britain, United Kingdom. In the 5th century St Ninian brought the Christian faith to West Lothian Scotland and built there a small chapel in the village of Torphichen. Seven centuries later the Knights of St. John established their Scottish headquarters, or preceptory, at Torphichen and incorporated the St Ninian's chapel into their newly constructed Norman church in 1168. As a result the Knights dedicated the building to their founder, John the Baptist, while dedicating one of its side altars to St Ninian. Little remains now of the original Preceptory, save for the transept, chancel and tower. The graveyard contains a stone by Sir James Gowans to his parents Isabella and Walter Gowans. Torphichen Preceptory was founded by King David I in the 1100s. It was the Scottish headquarters of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights Hospitaller. The preceptory answered to the priory in Clerkenwell in London, England, and so it took a pro English stance during the Wars of Independence. William Wallace occupied Torphichen in 1298, resulting in the order withdrawing from Scotland for a short period. The Knights Hospitaller were suppressed in 1554. Queen Victoria re-established the order in England in 1881 as the Most Venerable Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, and George VI followed suit in Scotland in 1947. Today, the order does charitable work, the best known being the St John’s Ambulance Association. 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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