Parish Church And Graveyard On History Visit To Liff Near Dundee Tayside Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of the Parish Church and graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Liff near Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United Kingdom. Liff Church was built in 1839 by William MacKenzie and is a rectangular plan Gothic structure with a tower and spire at the east end. William Macdonald Mackenzie was born in 1797 in St Martins, a parish about 4.3 miles North East of Perth, the second son of Alexander Mackenzie, an architect builder, and his wife Janet Davidson. In 1806, his father was listed as the owner of the land on which the Witches' Stone stands. The stone marks the location where Macbeth meets with two witches in William Shakespeare's tragedy. Mackenzie married Jean Davidson, his cousin, around 1824. They had at five children: three sons and two daughters. Second son William, born 1826, died 1864, trained as a civil engineer. His other children were David, James and Alexander, and his daughters Jane Ann and Jessie. He died on 25 February, 1856, aged 58, and was buried in Perth's Greyfriars Burial Ground. His family moved to Liverpool, England, after his death, then returned to Scotland and lived in Dundee with Mackenzie's brother David. The church is located in the small hamlet of Liff, a rural area close to Dundee. It lies in an impressive graveyard which contains a hearse house and large family monuments. The church has stugged sandstone walls with droved ashlar dressings and corner stones called quoins. The nave roof is slated. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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