Tour Scotland Photograph David Black Gravestone

Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend David Black gravestone in Kilspindie Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. Sacred to the memory of the Reverend David Black. Minister of this parish for 32 years, who died March 13th, 1850, aged 55. Last text. " And deliver them who through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to a bondage. "

The surname was popular in Scotland from the 15th Century. Adam Black of Edinburgh, born 1784, died 1874, was a publisher who acquired the rights to the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1827. No less than ten Coats of Arms were granted to families of this name. Those borne by Gilbert Black, Dean of the Guild of Aberdeen in 1672, depict a black saltire between a red mullet in chief and a red crescent in base, on a silver shield with a black chief. A demi lion proper is on the Crest, and the Motto, " Non Crux, sed lux ", translates as, " Not the cross, but its light. "



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Tour Scotland Photograph Skull and Crossbones Gravestone Kilspindie

Tour Scotland photograph of a Skull and Crossbones gravestone in Kilspindie Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately 5 km Northwest of Errol, 10 km west of Dundee and 10 km east of Perth.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Kilspindie Church

Tour Scotland photograph of Kilspindie Church, Perthshire, Scotland. Records show there has been a chapel in Kilspindie since 1214, the present church dates from 1670. The union of Kilspindie and Rait Churches took place around 1619. Past history links William Wallace to Kilspindie Church, the west wall between the graveyard and the neighbouring orchard of Kilspindie Farmhouse contains the Wallace Doorway through which he is reputed to have walked to services.



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Tour Scotland Photograph West Town Chapel

Tour Scotland photograph of West Town Chapel, Perthshire, Scotland. This old 16th century ruined church is situated in the centre of its churchyard. In one of the old charters of the estate this is called the Church of the Blessed Virgin of Inchmartin. It was dismantled about 1800, but burials have occurred in the graveyard since then. It has been known in the past as Wast Town, Westown, and West Town.



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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Video Kinnaird Castle

Tour Scotland Autumn video of Kinnaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Kinnaird Castle is located between Perth and Dundee, built in a place of great defensive strength high on a spur of the Sidlaw foothills, where it looks out across the Carse of Gowrie to the Tay estuary. It is basically an oblong keep which rises 4 stories to the parapet, with an attic floor above that. The original castle on this site was built by the Kinnaird family, although the present building was probably built by the Thrieplands in the 17th century. King James VI stayed here for a week’s hunting in 1716.



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