Tour Scotland Photograph Video Church And Graveyard Cemetery Meigle

Tour Scotland photograph of the church and graveyard cemetery in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. The present church dates to around 1870. It stands on the ancient site of a turf church erected by Columban missionaries around ad 606. Although many of the gravestones have eroded and become difficult or impossible to read through the ravages of time, careful observation and recording of historic gravestones can reveal much about past people and events. The churchyard contains a significant collection of carved 18th century gravestones, including a rare collection of chest tombs.



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March 27th Photograph Gravestone Meigle Scotland

March 27th photograph of an interesting gravestone in Meigle, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Parish Church Meigle

Tour Scotland photograph of the Parish Church and cemetery in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. Though re-built in 1870, this Scottish church stands on the ancient site of a turf church erected by Columban missionaries around ad 606.

Famous Scots from Meigle include:

Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair, born 20 February 1787, died 19 January 1861, was a Scottish politician, soldier and photographic pioneer. He was Provost of St Andrews, Fife. from 1842 to 1861. Hugh was born in Meigle in the third son of the Reverend James Playfair and Margaret Lyon. He was educated at Dundee Grammar School. His later education was at St. Andrews University. He was commissioned in 1804 into the Bengal Horse Artillery. After his commission he was sent to Edinburgh University. In 1856 he became a Knight Bachelor, and in the same year was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by St. Andrews University. He revived the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews and was one of the promoters of the St Andrews Railway.



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Old Photograph Meigle Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. Meigle was once home to a parish church, the Episcopalian church of St Margaret’s and a United Free church. This was quite unusual at the time, especially for such a small town. Over time the United Free church was abandoned and the St Margaret’s church was demolished leaving the town with only one church, the Parish Church, which continues to serve the community today despite being ravaged by a fire in the 1860s.



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