This is a bridge on the road into Fortingall:-

As well as some Arts and Crafts houses –

some with thatched roofs

– the village has this idiosyncratic building:-

It also has a unique claim to fame. It is home to supposedly the oldest living thing in Europe, the Fortingall Yew, which can be seen to the left of the church in the link at the top of this post and here:-

The plaque informs us that The Tree Council designated this one of fifty Great British Trees, June 2002:-

Fortingall is a village in Perth and Kinross, fairly remote. Go to Kenmore at the foot of Loch Tay, take the road along the north shore of the loch and turn right at Fearnan – and you’ve still a few miles to go.

The War Memorial lies in a walled off area just outside the churchyard:-

This is the view of the kirk through the gates seen to the left above:-

Fortingall’s War Memorial Inscriptions read, “To the glory of god and in memory of those from Fortingall district who fell in the Great War 1914-1919,” and below, “They died that we might live.” Both inscriptions are also rendered in Gaelic.:-

The 1939-45 names are engraved on one side of the Memorial:-

One of the gravestones in the kirkyard has war dedications. Pte Peter Cameron, 43rd Canadians, died of wounds in France, 12/10/1916, aged 29. Corp William Cameron, Scottish Horse, 5/3/1919, aged 36:-

Fearnan is a village on the north shore of Loch Tay. The War Memorial lies at the junction which leads to Glen Lyon and Fortingall.

“In memory of all of the district of Fernan who gave of their lives in defence of liberty and right 1914-19.”