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Forteviot Church of St Andrew
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Brief note about church - history, background etc - maximum 100 words Forteviot Church of St. Andrew Forteviot was the site of an important Pictish settlement in the reign of King Oengus. Legend has it that the first Christian Church at Forteviot was built in response to the visit of Kilrymont (St. Andrews) monks to the valley during the eighth century. The present building 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. The church bell was from the previous building and bears the inscription: Cornelius Anderagge Fecit Rotterdam 1657
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