Interior With Music Of St Michael's Parish Church On History Visit To Linlithgow Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the interior of St Michael's Parish Church on ancestry history visit and trip to Linlithgow, Britain, United Kingdom. St. Michael's Parish Church is one of the largest burgh churches in the Church of Scotland. It is one of two parishes serving the West Lothian county town of Linlithgow, the other being St. Ninian's Craigmailen. St Michael is the town's patron saint; the town's motto is " St Michael is kinde to strangers. " King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of an older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the mid 15th century, with extensive restorations in the 19th century. Being adjacent to Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church. Following the Reformation, the interior of the church was reordered. Some traces of pre-Reformation artefacts can still be detected. In 1646, Oliver Cromwell's troops stabled their horses within the nave. Following the departure of the troops considerable restoration was required.. Linlithgow is located in the north east of West Lothian, close to the border with Stirlingshire. It lies 20 miles west of Edinburgh along the main railway route to Glasgow. Before the construction of the M8 & M9 motorways and the opening of the Forth Road Bridge, the town lay on the main road from Edinburgh to Stirling, Perth, Perthshire, and Inverness in the Highlands, while the canal system linked the burgh to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The nearby village of Blackness once served as the 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. burgh's port. Linlithgow is overlooked by its local hill, Cockleroi. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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