Tour Scotland Autumn Video Parish Church and Churchyard Kirkmichael Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of the Parish Church and Churchyard in Kirkmichael, Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The Church of Scotland parish church of Kirkmichael is situated on the main road through the village. The church dates back to the 18th century and is built on a site used for worship for over 1000 years. It is surrounded by the original graveyard which contains graves dating back to the time of the Black Death.

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the Parish Church and Churchyard in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Judging Cattle Strathardle

Tour Scotland photograph of judging cattle at Strathardle Agricultural Show, Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. Strathardle Highland Gathering & Agricultural Show is held annually in Kirkmichael on the fourth Saturday of August. The Gathering is currently held in Bannerfield with the Agricultural Show in an adjacent field.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Brown Sheep Strathardle

Tour Scotland photograph of brown sheep at Strathardle Agricutural Show, Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. These Scottish sheep are dyed brown so that their black faces will be highlighted for judging. The show started in the late 19th century and was held in various locations including Croft of Dounie, Aldchlappie and Dalnagairn before settling in its current Bannerfield location in the late 1940s.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Prize Winning Black Faced Ram Strathardle

Tour Scotland photograph of a Prize Winning Black Faced Ram at Strathardle Agricultural Show, Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. The Scottish Blackface is the most common breed of domestic sheep in the United Kingdom. This tough and adaptable breed is often found in the more exposed locations, such as the Scottish Highlands or roaming on the moors of Dartmoor, England. It is also known as Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scottish Mountain, Scottish Highland, Scotch Blackface and Scotch Horn. Artisans have long treasured the horns of the Blackface for the carving of shepherd's crooks and walking sticks. In America the fleeces are becoming of interest to fibre artists and hand spinners for use in tapestry and the making of rugs and saddle blankets.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Judging Black Faced Rams Strathardle

Tour Scotland photograph of judging Black Faced Rams at Strathardle Agricultural Show, Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. The origins of the breed are uncertain. It was developed on the Anglo-Scottish border but it is not clear exactly when it became a distinct breed. It replaced the earlier Scottish Dunface or Old Scottish Short-wool, a Northern European short tailed sheep type probably similar to the modern Shetland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Black Faced Ram Strathardle

Tour Scotland photograph of a Black Faced Ram at Strathardle Agricultural Show held in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Derelict Church Kirkmichael

Tour Scotland photograph of a derelict church in Kirkmichael, Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The disused Free Kirk, known as the Duff Memorial Church, was built in the late 19th century by the break away Free Church of Scotland. In 1928 the Free Kirk amalgamated back into the Church of Scotland with the two churches being used on alternate Sundays until the Duff Memorial finally closed in the 1950s. It was then used as an agricultural building and in the late 1990s the then Village Hall committee drew up plans to acquire the building, restore it to its former glory and provide the village with a 21st century Community Hall. Unfortunately they were ultimately unable to acquire the old kirk which is now derelict and fast becoming an eyesore. The Free Kirk manse became a SYHA youth hostel and for 30 years was very popular with cyclists and hikers especially from Dundee. It is now a private house.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Old Churchyard Kirkmichael

Tour Scotland photograph of the old churchyard cemetery in Kirkmichael, Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The name Kirkmichael means The Church of St Michael; the Gaelic name is Cill Mhìcheil. The village dates back to the first millennium. The Church of Scotland Kirk dates back to the 18th century and is built on a site used for worship for over one thousand years. It is surrounded by the original graveyard which contains graves dating back many centuries. The east end of the graveyard which does not have headstones or individual graves is the site of a mass burial plot for the victims of the Black Death plague of 1348 which has never been reopened.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Kirkmichael Church

Tour Scotland photograph of Kirkmichael Church, Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The Church of Scotland parish church of Kirkmichael is situated on the main road through the village. The present church was built in 1791, but there has been a church on this site for far longer.

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