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:-

A crannog is an artificial island (or the remains of one) usually built out onto a loch (but sometimes a river or estuary) and dating from Neolithic times.

At The Scottish Crannog Centre, which lies on the western shores of Loch Tay not far from Kenmore, it says there are at least seventeen remnants of crannogs on Loch Tay alone.

In this photo, taken from the foot of Loch Tay at Kenmore, you can see the wooded remains of a crannog in the middle of the loch to the left and (just about) the recontructed crannog at the Crannog Centre to its right:-

Here’s a closer view, reconstructed crannog off to right:-

Closer still:-

A different angle:-

The reconstructed crannog:-

Another, larger, crannog on the opposite shores of Loch Tay taken from the location of the reconstructed one:-

The village of Kenmore lies at the foot of Loch Tay in Perthsire.

Main street left. Taymouth Castle gates are behind you in this view. You can just make out the War Memorial at the far end of the street in front of the kirk:-

Main street right:-

Main street reverse view. Gates of Taymouth Castle middle centre. The War Memorial is directly behind here:-

Looking down to foot of Loch Tay:-

Foot of Loch Tay:-

Near Kenmore a reconstructed crannog has been built out onto Loch Tay. This is the view of Kenmore from there:-

The outflow from Loch Tay is the start of Scotland’s longest river, the silvery Tay. This lovely bridge spans it:-

River Tay at Kenmore:-

Kenmore Church is a lovely building inside and out but like all of its vintage needs upkeeping. There was an exhibition of patchwork and quilting going on at the time we visited so conversations were had with the promoters/exhibitors.

There were three Memorials to war dead.

The first is the village’s World War 2 Memorial. It is inscribed, “1939 1945. To the glory of God and in memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives in the world war,” and below “Greater love hath no man than this.”

Unusually one of the casualties was a member of the Home Guard. A training accident involving a grenade we were told.

Major Robert Hutchinson, The Black Watch, who died in the hills of Sicily 1/8/1943, has an individual memorial:-

Lastly there is a plaque naming the “adherents of the United Free Church, Lawers” who fell in the Great War. Lawers is a village further along the shores of Loch Tay. The first part of the lower inscription is obscured but I think it treads, “Not for their country they fought and died but to free the whole world from oppression and woe.”

Kenmore lies at the foot of Loch Tay in Perthsire.

Its War Memorial stands at the turn of the main street in front of the local kirk. The inscription reads, “To the glory of God and in memory of the men of Kenmore parish who fell in the Great War.”

Kenmore War Memorial Names. The first one is a John Deighton! (Lieut, Black Watch.) Too close a match to be comfortable for me:-

Reverse of Kenmore War Memorial looking towards Taymouth Castle Gates:-