Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a sunny Winter snow, road trip drive, with music, before Christmas, North on the A823 road on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the parish church in Pool of Muckhart, Scottish Gaelic: Poll Mhuc-Àird, in Clackmannanshire, Britain, United Kingdom. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. The Gaelic name, Muc-àird, comes from '" muc " meaning Pig and " aird, meaning Height, and may derive from the fact that the surrounding fields may once have been used for pig farming. Previously Muckhart formed the southernmost tip of Perthshire. It was transferred to Clackmannanshire in a reorganisation of boundaries in 1971. A church in Muckhart is mentioned as early as 1470, when its " rector " is listed as John Andrew under the Diocese of St Andrews Cathedral in Fife. The final pre Reformation priest seems to have survived without replacement, John Sempill being in place from 1555 to 1570, being then replaced by Harry Colville, the first person termed " minister ". The ruins of this earlier church lie to the north east of the current church. The current parish church dates from the 18th century but is a plain Scots box chapel in style. In the churchyard is the family monument to the Christies of Cowden. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip.
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