Faw Kirk leaflet (PDF, 1.3MB). - Falkirk Council

Sir Lawrence Dundas
promoter of the ‘Great Canal’ lies
in the Zetland Mausoleum: his
grandson was 1st Earl of Zetland
(Shetland). Dundas’s Forth and
Clyde Canal reopened in 2002 to
celebrate the new Millenium.
Sir John Stewart
This stone marks the grave
of Sir John Stewart of
Bonkhill, who died at the
Battle of Falkirk in 1298. He
was brother of the High
Steward of Scotland,
ancestor of the Marquesses
of Bute.
Sir John de Graeme
William Wallace’s right
hand man, died during
the Battle of Falkirk
when the English
defeated Wallace in
1298. Victorian
admirers honoured de
Graeme’s tomb with a
wrought iron canopy
and replica sword.
South Entrance
Newmarket Street
High h Street
The Bute Memorial
The 3rd Marquess of Bute erected this Celtic
cross in 1877 to the ‘gallant men of Bute’.
They died to a man defending their leader,
Sir John Stewart, at the Battle of Falkirk in
1298, during the Wars of Independence.
Parish Ministers
Several of the parish
ministers since the
Reformation of 1560
are buried below this
grave stone.
East Entrance
Patrick Muirhead
of Rashiehill (d 1723)
was one of many local
gentlemen and merchants
buried in the churchyard.
.
Colonel Robert Munro
died at Falkirk Muir when
Bonnie Prince Charlie and
the Jacobites defeated
government troops in
1746. Munro’s death was
‘universally regretted even
by those who slew him’.
Captain William Edmonstone
and the Dollar Family
This is the tomb of Captain
William Edmonstone of
Cambuswallace, killed at the
Battle of Falkirk in 1746. It
also honours the family of
Falkirk-born, US shipping
millionaire, Robert Dollar who
gifted 13 bells to hang in the
church tower.
Falkirk Old & St Modan��s Parish Church
Historic Churchyard
1000 Years of

Just a few yards from the heart of Falkirk’s
shopping centre is the kirkyard of Falkirk
Parish Church.
Here in this ‘sacred acre’ you will discover
more than a thousand years of Scottish
history from the time of the Dark Age
missionaries whose first church gave the
town its name.
Here are the graves of William Wallace’s
companions who fell at the Battle of Falkirk
in 1298 and the monuments from the
Jacobite battle in 1746. And within the
Zetland Mausoleum rests Sir Lawrence
Dundas, one of the richest men in Scotland
who was the driving force behind the Forth
and Clyde Canal in the 1770s.
Within the church building - which is
celebrating its 200th anniversary during
2011 - are parts of the medieval church of
1450 and memorials to the Livingston
family of Callendar House from the 15th
and 16th centuries. Within the sanctuary
itself are two magnificent stained glass
windows by Christopher Whitworth Whall
of London from the 1890s.
During 2010 the inside of the church was
completely restored and visitors will have the
chance to view the restored interior and
hear about the history of this fantastic place
in the heart of Falkirk Town Centre in the
Fawkirk which gave its name to the town.
This is the tomb of
Sir John de
Graeme, William
Wallace’s right
hand man, who
died at the Battle
of Falkirk.
In 2010, Falkirk Council attracted regeneration
funding through its successful bid to the Scottish
Government’s Town Centres Regeneration Fund
to make a number of architectural and
environmental improvements around Falkirk
town centre and Falkirk Old and St Modan’s
Parish Church. Working closely with the church,
Falkirk Local History Society and Forth Valley
College additional funding was received from
the Heritage Lottery Fund to build on existing
community and visitor interest in the site and
encourage day to day usage.
Find us:
Falkirk Old and St Modan’s Parish Church, Kirk Wynd,
Falkirk FK1 1JN.
Opening Hours:
In 2011, tours will run until 31 October in the church
every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 2pm
and 4pm where guides will be on hand to tell the story and
show visitors around the building and grounds. No need to
book.
Group tours at other times can be arranged by contacting
Ian Scott.
Contact Details:
Falkirk Old and St Modan’s Parish Church
Tel: 01324 611017
Email: moragmackay@foasmpc.org.uk
Ian Scott, Falkirk History Society
Tel: 01324 627692
Email: ianqscott@blueyonder.co.uk
Produced by Forth Valley College students