Tour Scotland Video Parish Church and Graveyard Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of the parish church and graveyard on ancestry, history visit and trip to Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife. The current church is made up of three previous Parish Churches. These were Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester and Chalmers Memorial, united in 1973. The building you are viewing was originally Anstruther Easter built in 1634 to allow the people of the area to worship locally, instead of having to make their way to Kilrenny Church. The steeple houses a clock with faces on three sides. This was paid for by public subscription and was put in place in 1878. The Church is a barn-like building with no apse or chancel. The steeple was an afterthought built in 1644, the spire the following year, to house a ‘siller bell’ brought from Holland. The bell is still in use today and bears the inscription “Andro Strang bought this bell with his ain monyes anno 1641. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Parish Church Kilrenny East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland travel blog photography of the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to in Kilrenny, East Neuk of Fife. There has been a church building in Kilrenny for over a thousand years. The first church in Kilrenny was probably connected with St Adrian, an Irish monk who lived in a cave at nearby Caiplie until killed by Vikings in 875. The old church was replaced in 1808 by the present building, although the tower still remains from the old church and dates back to the 1400’s.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Of A Horizontal Tree In Ardgour Lochaber

Tour Scotland photograph of a horizontal tree in the mountains of Ardgour, Lochaber, Scotland. Ardgour has formed part of the territory of the Clan MacLean ever since the MacMasters were removed from the territory in the 15th Century. The current Laird of Ardgour, Robin Maclean, is a MacLean by adoption. He is the nephew of the last hereditary Maclean of Ardgour, a lady Laird, having changed his name by legal action.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Port Askaig Islay Inner Hebrides

Tour Scotland photograph of fishing boats in the the harbour at Port Askaig, Islay, Scotland. Islay Whisky. Port Askaig serves as the main port of Islay, sharing passenger services to the Scottish mainland with Port Ellen. It also has a regular service to Feolin, Jura across the Sound of Islay, and in the summer there is also a weekly service via Colonsay to Oban.

Tour Scotland photograph of the harbour at Port Askaig, Islay, Scotland. Islay Whisky.



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Tour Scotland Photographs River Shira Argyll

Tour Scotland photograph of the River Shira, North of Inveraray, Scotland. This Scottish river runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including Eilean an Eagail, The Island of Fear. It eventually flows into a dubh loch, where the Ancient Clan MacNaghten castle and crannogs used to be. The earliest reference to the Clan Macnaghten is in connection with great Pictish rulers of Moray. The name ' Nechten ' which means " pure " or " clear " was popular in the Pictish royal line. The originator of the clan is believed to have been Nechtan Mor who lived in the 10th Century.

Tour Scotland photograph of the River Shira, North of Inveraray, Scotland.



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