KILSPINDIE CHURCHYARD

Kilspindie Churchyard (also known as Kilspindie & Rait Parish Churchyard​ and Kilspindie Cemetery) is located in post code PH2 7RX , on the Carse of Gowrie half way between Perth and Dundee (Scotland). It is lovingly maintained by volunteer members of Friends of Kilspindie Cemetery and supported by the Take A Pride in Perth and Kinross Association. Volunteers are always welcome Thursday afternoons 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.​
The objectives of Friends of Kilspindie Cemetery are:​​
  • encouraging environmental responsibility and community engagement
  • working with Perth & Kinross Council Community Greenspace team to jointly improve the site maintenance for stakeholders and visitors
  • promoting the work of the group to other organisations
  • seeking resources to carry out these aims
  • ​improving the quality of the environment for visitors
Photos above © Marian Antram
The braes o' the Carse are bonnie braes Awa up be Pitroddie;
And Mirren Saunders a' her days
Bade there a witlin body.
Her fowthrie was the licht and air;
Her hame an auld clay-biggin:
Scartins were aye her daily fare, And tattrels were her triggin.
Whether in simmer or in snaw, In stour strength or in scanted, She had a lauchin face for a' And was richt weel-contented.
She's liggan in Kilspindie yaird
No far outby Pitroddie;
And on her stane the honest word-
"Here bides a happy body."
- 'A Happy Body' by William Soutar -
'A Happy Body' by William Soutar is from Poems of William Soutar: A New Selection ​(Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1988), W edited by R Aitken, used with permission from Dr. Paul S Philippou BSc (Eng), ACGI, MSc, DIC, PhD, FSAScot.

Additional Resources

If genealogy is of interest, The Scotland People's Website has Church records as well many other documents.

Scottish Monumental Inscriptions offers downloadable PDF transcriptions of burial-ground gravestone inscriptions from across Scotland, compiled from volunteer-photographed monuments.

Those searching for a relative in Kilspindie Churchyard can contact PKC’s Bereavement Services (located at Perth Crematorium) at [email protected]. The charge for a search is £29.00/half hour and the following information is requested: name, date of death, maiden name + married name, and any other names known by.

There are a number of maps which can be searched, free of charge, on the NLS site.

Maps are also available, courtesy of Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust.

Commonwealth War Graves in Scotland are managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). The CWGC commemorates service personnel who died during WWI and WWII.