A two year project will see four graveyards restored in Perthshire, thanks to Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust. The graveyards are Coupar Angus, Meigle, Collace and Kinfauns.
For more, see www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Heritage-and-History/article/11822/perthshire-s-historic-churchyards-to-be-restored.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
(Thanks to @ScottishHistory on Twitter)
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Thank you for publishing this, Chris. I have a number of ancestors buried in the churchyard in Coupar Angus. I'm wondering whether we will be allowed an input into what happens to our family's burial plots.
ReplyDeleteI don't know Caroline - I suppose all you can do is ask!
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