Inchbrayock Manse, Usan Road, By Ferryden, Angus

Image: © Adrian Diack Taken: 29 Jun 2023

The accompanying photo shows Inchbrayock Manse on Usan Road which is the residence for the minister at Montrose South and Ferryden Church in Church Street, Ferryden. On the 3rd August 2023, a Service of Union involving Montrose South and Ferryden Church; Montrose: Dun & Hillside and Montrose: Old & St Andrews created the new Montrose Trinity Church. Montrose South and Ferryden Church (M S & F) was originally the Free Church, Ferryden, in the parish of Craig. This church came into being after the Disruption in the Church of Scotland, during 1843, when Rev. James Brewster, D.D., who had been the minister of Craig Parish Church at Kirkton of Craig, broke away from the established Church of Scotland and created a new Free Church building in the village of Ferryden. Rev. Brewster’s successor was the Rev. Hugh Mitchell LL.D., and he lived in the manse shown in the photo. In his spare time, Rev. Mitchell explored the geology of the local area and he became a pioneering, fossil collector who discovered new species of fossil fish in Angus. He was visited at his manse by the famous, geologists Sir Charles Lyell and Sir Roderick Murchison as they were eager to see his unique collection of specimens.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0