Tour Scotland Video Parish Church Kirkton of Auchterhouse Angus

Tour Scotland video of the Parish Church at Kirkton of Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland. Built 1630 with stone from earlier churches of 1275 and 1426. Partially rebuilt 1775.Situated on south side of Sidlaw Hills. There is documentary evidence of a church located here in 1238, which was dedicated to St Mary. A 15th century charter attests to the foundation of a chaplainry in the church. In 1426 the original structure was replaced by an impressive Gothic church. This lasted until 1630, when the present building was erected. However, structural failure necessitated its reconstruction, using the same stones, in 1775. The church building in the 17th century appears to have been an uncomfortable place, with small windows only partially glazed and no solid floor or heating. Rushes covered the soil floor and there were no pews.

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Tour Scotland Video Parish Church Kilspindie Carse Of Gowrie Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Parish Church and cemetery on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Kilspindie, Perthshire. 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 Video Parish Church Liff Near Dundee Tayside

Tour Scotland video of the Parish Church and cemetery at Liff near Dundee, Scotland. Liff Church was built in 1839 by William MacKenzie and is a rectangular plan Gothic structure with a tower and spire at the east end. The church is located in the small hamlet of Liff, a rural area close to Dundee. It lies in an impressive graveyard which contains a hearse house and large family monuments. The church has stugged sandstone walls with droved ashlar dressings and corner stones ( quoins ). The nave roof is slated.

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Tour Scotland Video Drive To Evelick Castle Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a drive to Evelick Castle in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The ruins of Evelick Castle, the ancient seat of the Lindsays, and the birthplace of Helen Lindsay, wife of John Campbell, of Glenlyon, whose daughter, Helen, according to the session records, was married on the 22nd of September, 1663, to the famed Rob Roy MacGregor. This castle looks out across the Tay from high on the Sidlaw hills in Perthshire, some 5 miles east of Perth. It is built on the L-plan, with the two blocks meeting in such a way as to form a second re-entrant angle at the back. There is a circular stair tower in the main re-entrant angle, in the base of which is the main doorway. The castle is defended by a considerable number of gunloops. The building is sadly in a state of steady collapse, and would be a prime candidate for restoration.

It was probably built in the early 16th century, by an offshoot of the Lindsays of Crawford. In 1666, Andrew Lindsay of Evelick was created a baronet, and his 2nd son Thomas was the victim of a particularly brutal murder here at the hands of his step-brother James Douglas. During a game, Douglas stabbed Lindsay 5 times, then held the dying youth under water in a burn before finally dashing his brains out with a rock. No doubt Douglas suffered from a dysfunctional family and a disadvantaged childhood! The last of the Lindsays of Evelick drowned in 1799.


Evelick Castle in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Videos University Students Diving Of The Long Pier St Andrews Fife May 23rd

Tour Scotland video shot today of University Students diving of the long pier in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was a hot and beautiful afternoon in St Andrews and many students took the opportunity to cool off be jumping and diving into the sea.



Tour Scotland video shot today of University Students diving of the long pier in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video shot today of University Students diving of the long pier in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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