The Church of Scotland
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Forteviot Church
“Et ita venit Rex cum sanctis viris at Fortevieth et ibi Deo et Apostolo basilicam aedificavit” Certainly a basilica existed from the first half of that century. In 1165 William the Lion granted Forteviot to his chaplain, Richard of Stirling. From early in the thirteenth century, Forteviot was in the Deanery of Gowrie, Diocese of St. Andrews. The rector of Forteviot was a canon of St. Salvator’s. After the Reformation, St. Andrews University became the patron. The present building, the third, was erected in 1778. It houses a number of medieval carved stones and the best preserved of the celtic hand bells in Scotland (c900 AD). The font is from the pre-reformation church of Muckersie which was united with Forteviot in 1618.
Cornelius Anderagge Fecit Worship Times
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