St Serf's Churchyard - Dunning, Perth & Kinross, Scotland - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The village of Dunning lies on the south side of Strathearn at the foot of the Ochil Hills some seven miles south-west of the Scottish city of Perth. The village is dominated by the 75 foot tall tower of St Serf's Church, built from 1200-1219, supposedly on the site of a slayed dragon in the 6th century. The tower is the only original part of the church still standing, with the nave and chancel being largely rebuilt, and a north aisle added giving the church a T-plan shape.

The building ceased to be the parish church in 1972 and was soon placed under the care of Historic Scotland. The churchyard grew around the building and some graves within would have dated back to the 13th century just after the church was built, although most of the legible stones mostly date from the 19th century onwards. The featured stone lies on the south side of the churchyard near the entrance, and reads as follows:

'ERECTED BY
JAMES FENWICK
FARMER LEADBETTY
IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER
JANE ROBERTSON
WHO DIED 1. DEC. 1856
AGED 67 YEARS
THE ABOVE
JAMES FENWICK
DIED 1 FEB. 1882
AGED 54 YEARS
HIS SON ALEXANDER
DIED 13 JANY 1912 AGED 54
HIS WIFE MARY ROBERTSON
DIED 6 MARCH 1916 AGED 90
HIS SON CHARLES DIED 28 APRIL 1925 AGED 71
ANN RAE WIFE OF CHARLES
DIED 15 NOV. 1924 AGED 74'

Name of church or churchyard: St Serf's Church Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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