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Tour Scotland photograph of the Parish Church in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. The old church on the hill was burned in the middle of the 18th century and rebuilt but in 1858 it was no longer big enough and the present church was built in its place opening in 1859.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Moray Street, Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Blackford was first known as a ford over the Allan Water. There is a legend that a King Magnus lost his wife Queen Helen in a storm and she is buried on a nearby hill. Blackford became a popular stopping place especially when Scotland's first public brewery was started. James VII of Scotland even stopped in Blackford while travelling to sample their ale. The village was becoming more prosperous by the nineteenth century with manufacturing including two breweries and with a healthy agricultural sector based on wool and flax.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Old Parish Church gate in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. The Parish name was changed to Blackford in 1617 by an Act of Parliament. The church on the hill was burned in the middle of the 18th century and rebuilt but in 1858.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the old Parish graveyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Blackford Cemetery stands adjacent to, and to the north of the ruins of Blackford Old Church, both of which are on a hill overlooking the village from the North.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the James Scobie gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Died 12th October, 1860, aged 63. William Scobie and Jannet Bain were married on Nov 1, 1785, in Muthill, Crieff, Perthshire. They had at least six children: William, born Jan 18, 1788; James, born Aug 27, 1790; Janet, born June 9, 1794: John, born Dec 13, 1796; Katharine, born Dec 8, 1805; and Helen, born March 29, 1807, all born in Dunblane. James settled and died in Blackford.
The derivation of this surname is from the Gaelic " sgolbach ", meaning thorny place. The Sutherland Scobies are said to be descended from the Reverend William Scobie, who was licensed by the Presbytery of Strathbogie, in 1727 and called by the Presbytery of Dornoch in 1728. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Andrew Scobie, Baillie of Perth, Perthshire, which was dated 1369.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Old Parish Church and graveyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. The Parish of Blackford was formerly the Parish of Strageath. At the time of the Reformation the new Presbyterian church was built at Blackford, being the centre of population of the Parish. Its first minister, Alex Gall, was inducted in 1574. An Act of Parliament in 1617 officially recognised the relocation of the church from its medieval site at Strageath to Blackford. The old Parish Church on the hill above Blackford was built in 1738, and following its destruction by fire, was rebuilt in the same year and could accommodate a congregation of 500.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a 1784 Skull and Crossbones gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Carved symbols were more important than names in the 17th and early 18th century headstones. The skull, crossbones and hourglass were a reminder of the mortality of man, whereas an angel blowing a trumpet, or a winged head promised ascension to heaven, at least for the chosen elect.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the James Anderson gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Died 17th July, 1822, aged 62.
In Scotland, the surname first appeared in records of the 14th century as " Fitz Andreu " meaning son of Andrew), and developed in various forms by the Scottish Gaelic patronymic of " MacGhilleAndrais " which means the servant of St. Andrew. Variations of this name were MacAndrew, Gillanders and Anderson. The name soon migrated to other parts of Scotland due to the popularity of the name Andrew as associated with the Patron Saint of Scotland and the largest grouping lies in the north east of Scotland from the Mearns through Aberdeenshire, Banff and Moray.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend Andrew Donald gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. First Minister of the Free Church of Blackford, born in Aberdeen on May 8th, 1820. Ordained at Blackford on 16th October, 1845. Died in Edinburgh on 19th July, 1898. St. Andrew’s United Free Church was founded as a result of the Disruption in 1843, which started in Auchterarder and quickly spread to Blackford. A number of merchants and villagers met for worship in a stackyard at the west end of the village. In the summer of 1843, after worshipping in the open air without rain for thirteen consecutive Sundays, they concluded that the Lord was with them and they decided to build a church. The foundation stone was laid on the first week in March 1844 and it was completed for Christmas of that year.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a gravestone with an interesting carving of three Scottish women in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a Celtic Cross in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. The Celtic cross; Irish: cros Cheilteach, Scottish Gaelic: crois Cheilteach, Manx: crosh Cheltiagh, Welsh: croes Geltaidd, Cornish: krows keltek, Breton: kroaz geltek. is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection; the cross, the stem being longer than the other three's intersection. It belongs to a wider group of crosses with a nimbus. The Celtic Christians combined the Christian cross with the nimbus to create high crosses, a free-standing cross made of stone which was often richly decorated.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the James Cairns, Celtic Cross, gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. James Cairns, born in 1819, in Dunfermline, Fife, married Jean Stevenson, born, 1817 in Blackford, Perthshire. They married on 8 December 1839 in Kinross. They had the following family: Margaret, born in 1840 in Kinross, Christian, born in 1842 in Kinross, Jane, born in 1844 in Kinross, b. 1844, Kinross, Andrew, born in 1847, Wester Balado, Kinross.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Thomas Whyte gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. A Scottish farmer who died at sea on 17th February, 1910, aged 59.
The Whyte surname, with variant spellings White, Whitt, Whyte, Witt and Witts, was originally given as a nickname to one with fair hair or pale complexion.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the William McLachlan gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Who died at sea on 17th February, 1910, aged 59.
Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan and Clann Lachlainn, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The clan claims descent from Lachlan Mor, who lived on Loch Fyne in the 13th century, and who has left his name upon the countryside he once controlled: places such as Strathlachlan, Castle Lachlan and Lachlan Bay. Tradition gives Lachlan Mor a descent from an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty, Ánrothán Ua Néill, son of Áed, son of Flaithbertach Ua Néill, King of Ailech and Cenél nEógain, died 1036. Clan Maclachlan has been associated with other clans, such as Clan Lamont, Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, and the MacSweens: as all claim descent from Anrothan O'Neill who left Ireland for Kintyre in the 11th century. From this descent the clan claims a further descent from the legendary Niall Noigíallach, High King of Ireland, who lived from the mid 4th century to the early 5th century. The clan took part in the Jacobite Risings as loyal supporters of the Stuart kings of Scotland. The seventeenth chief of the clan was killed in the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Following the Jacobite defeat, a Government warship is said to have damaged the clan seat of old Castle Lachlan.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend John Stevenson gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Perthshire, Scotland. Who died at sea on 17th February, 1910, aged 59. Reverend Mr John Stevenson of Blackford Parish published an account of the area at the end of the 18th century, stating that “ While the country is so noxious to plants, it cannot be favourable to the bodies of animals and many diseases are suffered by the people including scurvy, pulmonary complaints and rheums. The main crops grown include barley and gray oats along with good quality potatoes and turnips and very good quality flax being in abundance. "
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Ministers, Celtic Cross, gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, , Scotland. The record for the parish of Blackford between 1834 and 1845 was compiled by the Reverend John Clark who, interestingly, attributed the name of Blackford to the Gothic word “ fort ” signifying a road or passage. He described the land in the parish belonging mainly to James Moray, Esq. of Abercairney and to Lords Strathallan and Camperdown. In 1831, the population was 1892 and of these 674 inhabitants resided in the village where they were employed as weavers, day-labourers and mechanics”. Those who did not reside in the village were chiefly employed in agriculture pursuits and that the industry and skill of the people, especially in agriculture, had rapidly improved.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Daniel Sharp gravestone in the graveyard in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Daniel Sharp, Brewer in Blackford, who died 8th September, 1870, aged 63. The long brewing tradition at Blackford was largely due to the ready availability of excellent water for brewing coupled with a plentiful supply of good quality, locally produced malting barley. By the beginning of the 19th century brewing was a thriving industry. The oldest brewery, dating back to King James IV, came into the hands of the Sharp family in 1790.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Thomas McDonald gravestone in the graveyard in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Erected by John McDonald, Vintner, Auchterarder, in memory of Thomas McDonald, his father; Elizabeth McDonald, his mother; William and Alexander McDonald, his brothers; Eliza Margaret McDonald, his sister, and Jessie McDonald, his aunt.
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