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Abbey Road, PERTH, PH2 6GD

Modern terraced houses.

This church was originally built in 1786 at Scone Palace. It was rebuilt at New Scone in 1805, using stone from the earlier building.

The plaque on the Image

David Douglas (1799-1834) was born in Scone, and became one of the great early 19th century botanists, travelling the world, and especially America, collecting plants and introducing them to horticulture. He is best known by the Douglas Fir, though his name is not part of its botanical name (Pseudotsuga menziesii), but many other plants bear his name as the second element of their botanical names. The Image] tells more about him.

This is the churchyard at Scone Old Parish Church, the memorial on right of the picture is in honour of the botanist David Douglas who was born in Scone. He travelled the world in search of plants and trees to import to Britain, one of which was the fir tree which now bears his name. http://www.perthshirebigtreecountry.co.uk/index.asp?llm=27

Entering New Scone from Quarrymill woodland with footbridge across Annety burn on the right.

The Ordnance Survey bench mark is to be found on the south east angle of the Old Kirk. For a view of the building Image and for further information on the cut mark and others in the area http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm34269

This kirk in New Scone replaced an older kirk at Old Scone. It is now linked with Image] and services are held in both buildings. The parish web site is silent on the subject of when services are held here and when they are held there.

Built in 1804 with materials from an earlier building.

David Douglas (1799–1834), the influential Scottish botanist and plant collector, trained as a gardener before attending Perth College and Glasgow University. His genius for botany flourished and his talents came to the attention of the Royal Horticultural Society. With the society's backing he went to North America in 1823, beginning his life-long fascination with the region's flora. He discovered thousands of new species and introduced 240 of them to Britain, including the Douglas fir. Douglas continued to explore and discover plant species until his death in the Sandwich Islands (present-day Hawaii) in 1834.