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Fowlis Wester Churchyard

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Location	:	Crieff, Scotland
Description	:	Fowlis Wester, about five miles east of Crieff, takes it's name from the Gaelic folais meaning 'small stream'. It has many historical links with the church which was first established on its present site in the early 13th century. It has retained many of its historical features including a "leper squint", a Pictish Stone and Pictish Cross which date to around 700 AD. The restored 13thC Church is dedicated to St Bean (d.720). He was grandson of the King of Leinster, Ireland, and preached among the Picts in this area. There has been a church on this site since... Read More	Fowlis Wester, about five miles east of Crieff, takes it's name from the Gaelic folais meaning 'small stream'. It has many historical links with the church which was first established on its present site in the early 13th century. It has retained many of its historical features including a "leper squint", a Pictish Stone and Pictish Cross which date to around 700 AD. The restored 13thC Church is dedicated to St Bean (d.720). He was grandson of the King of Leinster, Ireland, and preached among the Picts in this area. There has been a church on this site since those times. The Picts had been converted to Christianity almost two centuries earlier. The present restored church was originally built by the ancient Celtic Earl of Strathearn. The Church also contains a piece of McBean tartan which astronaut Alan McBean took to the moon and back.

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