St Martins Parish Church And Graveyard With Music On History Visit To Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of photographs of St Martins Parish Church and graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip near Balbeggie, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The old church, built in 1773, and which was both inconvenient and unsafe, was taken down, and a handsome and substantial structure erected in 1842.The oldest tombstone in the graveyard is dated 1646. Martins was formerly known as Melginch or Megginch. Built 1842, this is the third church on this site since the Reformation, earlier churches being erected in 1622 and 1773. The oldest tombstone in the graveyard is dated 1646. The parishes of St Martin's and Meginch or Cambusmichael were united before 1693. The church of Meginch was dedicated to St Martin of Tours and belonged to the Abbey of Holyrood. The church of Cambusmichael was dedicated to St Michael and belonged to the Abbey of Scone. St. Martin of Tours was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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