Logie Kirk, considered something of a ‘hidden gem, is nestled in a tranquil spot beneath Dumyat at the Western side of the Ochil Hills, east ofStirling in centralScotland. It servesChurch of Scotland pastoral duties in the areas ofCambuskenneth,Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead (eastern Stirling), and formerly the estate ofAirthrey Castle (now the grounds ofStirling University).^[1]

The church lies on the B998 close to the junction with the A91, between Stirling andMenstrie, or more accurately between theWallace Monument andBlairlogie.

The church is one of the oldest Christian sites in Scotland, being established during the reign ofKing David I of Scotland (between 1124 and 1153). A church was built here by ay least 1183 and local tradition suggests it was dedicated toSt Serf. There are indications of an older Christian establishment: there are up to four 10th/11th century hogbacks in the cemetery and Professor Thomas Owen Clancy has suggested that theLogie name is a corruption of the latin Locus as in holy place and links it to the southern Pictish push after 685 and theBattle of Dunnichen. The church was rebuilt in 1380 and survived in use until after the Reformation (1560). The current ruins are from a church commissioned by Rev Alexander Fargy who served the parish from 1560 to 1592.^[2] The church was ruinous in 1684 and Rev George Shaw organised its reconstruction. The rebuilding was undertaken byTobias Bauchop ofAlloa.^[3]

The manse stood to the west in the grounds ofAirthrey Castle and dated from around 1590, Rev Fargy having resided inTullibody. A new manse was built in 1698 by Rev Alexander Douglas.

The church was originally linked to a priory atNorth Berwick under the diocese ofDunblane Cathedral but post-Reformation came under the patronage of Robert,Lord Elphinstone.^[4]

The remnants of the original church lie to the north of the current church (at56°09′03″N3°54′32″W / 56.15072°N 3.90875°W /56.15072; -3.90875 (Logie Old Kirk)). The tiny churchyard has many ancient stones (including some 10th/11th centuryhogback graves) and several notable burials:

• General SirJames Edward Alexander (1803–1885)
• John Campbell (d.1715) a Highlander killed in the nearbyBattle of Sheriffmuir
• Rev Robert Clason (d.1831)
• ProfWilliam Jolly Duncan FRS (1894–1960)
• Rev Alexander Fargy (d.1592)
• Very RevAlexander Hume (1558-1609)
• The Graham family ofAirthrey Castle
• William York Macgregor RSA (1855–1923) landscape artist
• DrJ. D. M. StirlingFRSE (1810-1858) inventor

The cemetery is managed by local volunteers and tours are available upon request logieoldgraveyard@ gmail.com

The current church dates from 1805 and was built under the instruction of Rev Robert Clason (died 1831) on land gifted by SirRobert Abercromby of Airthrey.^[5] A new manse was built at the same time. The architect for both was William Stirling ofDunblane. The church has been remodelled several times.^[2]

• Surgeon-GeneralGeorge Bidie (1830–1913)
• Robert Lindsay Galloway (1844-1908) mine engineer
• Rev DrJohn Arnott MacCulloch minister and mythologist
• Major General Thomas Poblerton (1807–1889)
• Edmund Pullar (1848–1926) of Pullars of Perth
• Frederick PullarFRSE (1875–1901) and his fatherLaurence PullarFRSE (1838–1926) a beautiful monument byGeorge Frampton
• William Black Pullar (1844–1919)
• Very Rev David SmithModerator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1985/6
• James Stark (statistician)FRSE (1811–1890) creator ofvital statistics

• Alexander Fargy served 1560 to 1592
• Rev John Millar served 1592 to 1597
• Very RevAlexander Hume served 1597 to 1609 famous for his poetry and as Moderator of the General Assembly
• On Hume's untimely death in 1609 there was a gap in ministry
• Rev James Saittone or Seytoun ofDenny served 1610 to 1615.
• Rev Henry Shaw or Schaw served 1615 to 1648. Shaw (or Schaw) was a descendant of Sir James Schaw ofSauchie. He is sometimes referred to as Shaw of Knockhill.
• His son Rev George Shaw succeeded him and was minister from 1648 to 1688 giving a total family tie to the church of 73 years.
• During the troubles of 1688 to 1690 the church appointed Rev Alexander Douglass, son ofVery Rev Robert Douglass ofEdinburgh, but Shaw did not give up the church or manse so Douglass preached from a rival hall inBlairlogie
• Shaw was forced to retire in 1690 and Alexander Douglas properly succeeded him serving until 1720
• Rev Partick Duchal served 1721 to 1758 at his death, followed by a period of vacancy
• Rev James Wright (1720-1800) fromDairsie served 1761 (an unpopular choice causing a schism and a rival Secession Church). Wright also troubled the Presbytery more widely causing him to be charged withBribery andSimony in 1771. He died in 1800 after 40 years of unpopular service.
• Rev Robert Clason, served 1801 until 1831, father to very RevPatrick Clason,Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1848/49
• RevWilliam Robertson ofAlloa who had previously served inMuckhart served 1832 until 1843 when he was translated toGreyfriars Kirk inEdinburgh
• Rev Robert John Johnstone from Wooler, previously serving inAuchtermuchty, served 1844 to 1871 (death)
• Rev David Neil Imrie served 1872 until 1884 when he translated to St Johns inEdinburgh
• Rev Robert Menzies Fergusson fromSorn served 1885 until at least 1909
• Rev David Smith (1923-1997) served 1965 to 1989 and wasModerator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1985/86
• Rev David D Scott 1990-1999
• Rev Stuart Fulton served until 2017
• Rev Ruth Halley 2017-2019
• Rev Jan Steyn 2022-

• Logie Auld Kirk and Logie Parish Church

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