Glencarse
Encyclopedia
Glencarse is a village
in the Scottish
council area of Perth and Kinross
.
The village is situated 4.1 miles to the east of Perth
and lies alongside the A90 road
. It was formerly served by a railway station on the Caledonian Railway
.
John Gabriel Murray
, a former Provost
of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow was the incumbent
of the Scottish Episcopal Church
’s All Saints Church
in the village from 1959 to 1970.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
council area of Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
.
The village is situated 4.1 miles to the east of Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
and lies alongside the A90 road
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee...
. It was formerly served by a railway station on the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
.
John Gabriel Murray
John Gabriel Murray
John Gabriel Murray was an Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.He was born in 1901 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained after a period of study at Bishop’s College Cheshunt in 1925. His first posts were curacies at St Mark’s Regent's Park and St Gabriel, Pimlico after...
, a former Provost
Provost (religion)
A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches.-Historical Development:The word praepositus was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary...
of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow was the incumbent
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....
’s All Saints Church
All Saints Church, Glencarse
All Saints Church, Glencarse is a church in the Diocese of Brechin of the Scottish Episcopal Church.Still in use as a congregational Church, the building is constructed in the half timbered style and on 9 June 1981 was listed as a Grade: C Listed Building....
in the village from 1959 to 1970.