Kinfauns Parish Church is a
Church of Scotland
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church in
Kinfauns
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,
Perth and Kinross
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, Scotland. Dating to 1869, the work of architect
and
John Murray Robertson
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Life
He was born on 31 January 1844 at Strathord in Perthshire the son of James Robertson and Cather ...
, it is now a
Category C listed building.
The ruined pre-
Reformation
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church dates from the 15th century; however, it stands on the site of a chapel of
Scone Abbey
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that existed as early as 1226.
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Francis Hindes Groome
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Li ...
(1901)
Ministers
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(from 1816 to 1821)
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Roger Davidson
Notable interments
The following people are buried in the church's kirkyard, which is also a listed structure:
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Sir Denys Lowson, 1st Baronet
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Early life and education
Lowson was born at Snitterfield House, Wa ...
(1906–1975)
Gallery
File:Kinfauns from Northlees - geograph.org.uk - 2181448.jpg, The church from Northlees Farm, near Deuchny Wood
Deuchny Wood (also known as Deuchny Woodland Park) is a Forestry and Land Scotland site in Perth, Scotland. , in 2010
See also
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List of listed buildings in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross
References
External links
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Category C listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings
Churches completed in 1869
Churches in Perth and Kinross
Listed churches in Scotland
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