Tayside - Historic Churches

Sometimes known as St Andrew's Parish Church Hall and Tower, established in 1843 as a Free Church, the building was converted into a church hall in the 1960s after a merger of parishes. The original internal galleries have been removed, and the roof lowered. 
Taybridge Road, Aberfeldy, Tayside, Scotland, PH15 2BH

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The first reference to a church at Brechin comes from the reign of Kenneth II (971-995) when the king endowed a monastery here as a base for Culdee monks. Some of the carved stones now on display inside the cathedral are almost certainly linked to the 10th-century monastery.
6 Church Street, Brechin, Tayside, Scotland, DD9 6EU

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Heritage Highlight: Superb round tower and collection of Pictish stones
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Dunkeld Cathedral is one of the finest medieval churches in Scotland stands in a riverside setting beside the Tay. The 15th-century nave stands roofless, but the east end lives on as the parish church and features a well-preserved 14th-century choir.
Cathedral Street, Dunkeld, Tayside, Scotland, PH8 0AW

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Heritage Highlight: 9th century Apostle Stone cross slab
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The remains of a late 16th-century church stand on a low rise near Eassie Farm. The roofless church we see today may have been a rebuilding of a still earlier medieval church on the same spot. The eastern doorway is original, but a west doorway was inserted in the south wall in the 18th century.
Eassie, Tayside, Scotland

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A whitewashed 16th-century stone church standing in a lovely location south of the River Tay. St Mary's is a long, low building, boasting a painted ceiling dating from 1630. The ceiling depicts a variety of heraldic symbols and other decorative elements.
Grandtully, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland

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Around the year 1365, a church was built at Innerpeffray, beside the River Earn. Around 1507 the church was rebuilt as a private chantry chapel by the Drummond family, lords of nearby Drummond Castle.
Crieff, Tayside, Scotland, PH7 3RF

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Heritage Highlight: 1707 Faichney memorial
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All that remains of the 14th-century church at Edzel is a small burial aisle, built in the 16th century by the local Lindsay family as a chantry chapel. It was later used as a burial vault for the family, but the church itself fell out of use when a new parish church was erected in 1818.
Edzell, Angus and Dundee, Tayside, Scotland

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Only one wall survives of a 13th-century hospital founded by William de Brechin. The hospital was founded in 1267 as a home for the poor, under a master and chaplains. The hospital remained in operation until at least 1636 when the office of master was merged with the role of headmaster at the nearby grammar school.
Maison Dieu Lane, Brechin, Angus and Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, DD9 6JA

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Muthill Old Church is a 12th century medieval church with a tall Romanesque tower, all that remains of an important early Christian site linked to the cathedral at Dunblane.
Muthill, Crieff, Tayside, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century bell tower
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St Bean's is a restored 13th-century church with a medieval leper's squint - a special window for lepers to watch the service. In the north transept is the Fowlis Wester Sculptured Stone, a Pictish cross slab dating to the 8th century.
Fowlis Wester, Tayside, Scotland

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