Secret Door Into a Crypt | Bowden Kirk 

Disruption Ministers were ministers who in the mid 1800s who broke away from the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church of Scotland. To do with powers of the Scottish Church and British Government.

This was fascinating! So many people think of cemeteries as scary places, but, really, they aren't. There's so much history in them, so many lives and families represented, and all that most people know about the ones buried in them are the years in which they lived. They were living, breathing human beings who had their own lives, whether short or long or somewhere in between. Even though small spaces aren't my thing, I'd love to be able to get into that crypt to see the pictures at the other end. Here in BC, Canada, we don't have places nearly as old as this, and so stuff like this is of great interest to me, as well as incredible to me how old they are.

Churches like this could never be left unlocked without security here in the States. Too much crime, violence and hatred.....

That church is so beautiful. It's quite impressive that the headstones are still legible after hundreds of years. Very interesting graveyard.

So much history!! Beautiful cemetery considering the age!! Very interesting!!❤❤🇺🇸🕊🙏

Those old letters that look like the letter "F" are an old way of writing the letter "S". So the name that looked like Jamefon is actually Jameson. If an "S" was in the middle of a word they used the "F" way of writing it, but an "S" at the end of a word was written the way we recognise it. Hope that makes sense!

I love to see the very old headstones and to look at the Victorian imagery and messages. It is obvious how you have sympathy for the deceased and their families. I can't walk much now but used to love wandering around churchyards and thinking about the people who died.

Dan, thank you very much for giving us a tour of that beautiful church and grounds. It was very interesting and thank you very much for sharing.

What a beautiful graveyard and church!!! Love this video, thank you.

Really beautiful church. So well cared for. Thank you.

Quite a lovely place, you can tell its still being kept. Compared to many other grave yards alot of headstones are falling over and unreadable but to see some as old as they were was remarkable. There's some incredible headstones that must have come from wealthy families

What an interesting church! It's amazing to see how tombstones have evolved over time, from detailed history to basic birth and death dates in most cases. You give them a voice to tell their story long after their departure. No one should ever be forgotten. Thank you for telling and sharing them with us!

Fascinating cemeteries tours, I love it! So relaxing to see on the iPad on my the bed, lots of blankets, out it’s raining, cold winter.. candles. Cozy night. Very relaxing mood.

It always good to see you taking us to some places that has been not seen. Especially tombstone with old years ago on them. We are never to old to learn about life gone by. Thanks, suzie.

This would be a photography dream come true for me if I ever get the chance to go over to Scotland...an absolutely beautiful cemetery with a 900 year old church (we just don't have things like this here in the US).

This was amazing! Thank you for taking us along.

Very nice and unusual church , peaceful cemetry. Thank you.🙏

It’s amazing ,what good condition these stones are in! There are so many other cemeteries, where they have fallen over, or in total disrepair. Especially with the age, these are. Thank you so much the tour! Well done.

How wonderful to think that people have worshipped in this place for hundreds of years thank you for this fantastic video

Beautiful church and graveyard! Thanks (from a Texan).

Where else can you go, "For free" and see cool art, listen to nature, and get a good walk🌹😊🌹

Beautifully kept grave yard…and those shrubs so neatly clipped. Someone is doing a good job making it looks so cared for. Thanks Dan for finding another interesting church to show us. Bonus being able to get inside too! I find that moss/lichen so frustrating when trying to read the writing, but it’s a bit of an issue if you start trying to scrape it off and risk doing damage AND upsetting folk!. The “disruptive minister” refers to a big division in 1843 when there were Ministers who broke away from The Church of Scotland to form The Free Church of Scotland. A turbulent time, leaving many ministers who didn’t agree with the old church rules etc, losing their homes, salaries etc, so he must have been one of those ministers who broke away. It’s a bigger story than that and was quite turbulent at the time, Too much to write here . But very interesting. Glad you didn’t really pull that bell chain Dan…it could have resulted in a comedy,either bell falling, or all the folks rushing to the church as the bell used to be sounded to warn of war or some big danger putting the village at risk…would love to have seen you in court defending yourself saying “Well there was this chain hanging down, and I just wanted to see what would happen if I pulled it…,so I did! Your defence counsel rises and says the prisoner is suffering from concussion,and had to have the bell removed from his head by the local fire brigade…,doctors think he will recover with some quiet rest …” Lol take care, stay safe! 🙋‍♀️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

So nice Church there as love the old cemetery wow from Australia

Hi, thanks for another beautiful cemetery. So peaceful. The little headstones are my favourite. Skulls, crossbones etc. You don’t see art work like that anymore. ❤

Another awesome video Dan. Beautiful Church. This one didn't seem quite as scary as some of the other ones. Loved it. Love from Georgia USA

Thank you so Much ❤ love the history, thanks for venturing into the old church, beautiful ❤

It’s interesting to see all of the old stones surrounding the small church. The church is very small but beautiful.

This is a beautiful cemetery and that church is breath taking, I enjoy walking and reading name's of individuals that once walked on earth like we are, had Families, Friends, felt joy and happiness sadness and pain, we can't out beat death it's going to take us all one day, then will all rejoice in Heaven for eternity and never fear again, I've never been afraid of death, I have a deep relationship with God as we all should..thank you for such a beautiful video and walk.. hugs from Wisconsin 😊 The oldest stone I found with a birth date of 1759 I have always wondered what is the oldest date found? I've been wanting to look it up but never take the time.. might have to today . Enjoy your day Dan..

Thank you for going into churches. Amazing it is unlocked.

My last name is Bowen I love imagining that this could possibly be the final resting place of some of my ancestors.

What a gorgeous church!

Inside of that chapel was gorgeous

Those old stones are so beautiful and have so much to say!

I need a month just to photograph all of these great cemeteries!

Here we go on another Dead Good Walk! 🚶🪦🚶

I did a little research on the crypt. Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe was a friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria. She is interred in the family crypt.

Enjoyed the walkabout, we live not far away so will definitely check it out. This was a time when gravestones were artisan and creative. Loved the figures on the stones. Thanks 😎.

Lovely place, thank you for taking us along.

Thank you for another great video. My ancestors are from England and Scotland, and I love these videos as I never was able to visit, and now very unwell. Your channel is a blessing!❤

The letter S looks like an f in old script - it probably says Jamison (sounds suitably Scottish!) Lovely churchyard.

Great video as always...thank you Dan

Dang It I missed the live. Watching Now

That's amazing how u find theses stories

This is a wonderful video and I feel like I'm walking there with you.. Its a beautiful place and thank you for your wonderful shares. 🌻KAZ 🖤

Thank you for the walk around a beautiful cemetery. May they Rest In Peace

Another fascinating upload

Thank you again. Good video Martha!

Another great video! Thanks for sharing!!!♥

Great video yet again Dan.

22:10 - The Disruption of 1843, also known as the Great Disruption, was a schism in 1843 in which 450 evangelical ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church of Scotland. The main conflict was over whether the Church of Scotland or the British Government had the power to control clerical positions and benefits. The Disruption came at the end of a bitter conflict within the Church of Scotland, and had major effects in the church and upon Scottish civic life. [Wikipedia: Disruption of 1843]

Another awesome video! Interesting along with much ASMR! Thank you!

I like old grave beautiful all video thank you so much bro I'm Daljit boy from India thank you

So sad to see graves of such young children 🥺 Though brightened by the bell moment 🤣 Lovely walk again thank you.

Cemeteries are like beautiful parks with artwork! I wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t have distant relatives buried there.

Another great video! “Jamifon” is Jamison. S’s look like F’s in old writing🙂

Great video.That church is beautiful.

Leave churchyard bells alone. You don't want to wake them up early!

Oh, that sounds mysterious. I look forward to it...🤩 And an hour earlier, that's great 👍🏻😁

Loved it many thanks again and again

Beautiful church, sausage. Hope you’re doing well

I live just outside of Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. Seeing churches unlocked like in your videos...they'd be overrun with 'homeless' people who are drug addicts and/or refuse to work and want constant handouts. They would also be sprayed with paint by taggers/bombers (vandals who call themselves artists) and it would be destroyed within just a short time.

Also beautiful church good preserved Martha

Just came across the channel and subbed.Really interesting.

I love this Church and Graveyard. I was so surprised that so many Gravestones are impeccably clean. Here in US, People are cleaning extremely old stones (1600’s) because they want to read them. I thought your Church and Graveyard looks like someone takes care of it. I would LOVE to know, who is In Mausoleum dated 1661. Thank You Allison

Looks interesting

What a beautiful church xxx

I love seeing all the differnet looking lichen. Here in Australia we say the word with the i sounding like an i. But you know lichen is two different organisms, algae and fungus, totally different to moss. both lovely. love your videos. thank you

another great video

I just subscribed to your channel, interesting crypt.. 🤗

I am related to Riddells mentioned twice in this video who were tenants of Turnbulls, these Riddells are likely related to the Riddells in Lilliesleaf, Roxburgshire, Scotland. Are these releated to Cowden family of Matthew Cowden branch at Cowdenbeath?

10:51. Last name “Jamison”. In times past, the letter “s” was written & looked like a large “f”.

Thank u for this tour. It is always interesting when there is such a long span of years in the cemetery. What would the trade of a portioner be?

Great video ❤

Looks interesting, but I will be at work. So I will have to see it later.

Another interesting video, was just wondering what a "Portioner" was.... "PORTIONER, n. 1. Sc. Law usage: the proprietor of a small estate or piece of land resulting from the division of an original piece of land among co-heirs or otherwise, a small land-owner."

The dress stone is probably a young female child. Yes the moss makes acid and erodes the stone, you are insightful!

Fascinating! Thank you. I've always been drawn to cemeteries, for the art, the anthropological info and of course for the "unknown" -death is a reality- and to me, pondering what may happen after we stop breathing- fascinating- reincarnation? Have you seen any tombstones which make a reference to a "new" life- not in the Christian sense, a new life with Christ- I suppose it depends much on where you are exploring- your accent, Liverpool? I love it by the way-

Oh I wish we could have had a look at that stained glass!

12:20 He's looking at your shoes.

The gravestone attached to the church would have been Abel Jamison, the F represents an S. Skulls represent death.

At 10:42 you read the names of the "Jamifon" name. It's actually probably Old English and pronounced, "Jamison" 😊

If the stone has a sand timer on it It usually means the person died young

Interesting

What a beautiful place that church with the many doors 😊 I just don't get the skulls on the head stones, why would someone want to put that on a head stone? But it's so nice the way they describe the way they died on the stone, awsone place, thanks for the walk. And love the tatoos by the way 😉

Are those table top design ones meant for sitting on? Because I'd imagine a lot of people would use them as benches.

Cross bones and skulls could they be Pirates.? They are very cool and a amazing Cemeteries.

Was i seeing things or was there someone walking into the cemetery after the two year olds tombstone? The person seemed to have vanished.... Or they could have gone into the church i suppose still very creepy . Interesting video i can't believe that church is that old!.

Amazing! Could you please say the age also, Thks. 🌻🙋🏻‍♀️🦋💕🇺🇸

The surname you read as ‘Jamifon’ is actually pronounced ‘Jay-miss-on’. In those days the letter ‘s’ was often written to look like an ‘f’. I’m guessing that this persons Christian name may have been ‘Abel’. But that is just a guess, because the space didn’t seem big enough for ‘Isabel’.

'Euphemia'! lol 🤭 Loved the cosy cottage crypt, simply the breast! 😁😁

If only the spirits could speak

Now I've finished watching it without RU-vid gremlins 😅...thanks for sharing 😍....and the earlier time 😀

Amazing how many people of the 18.00 died at such an old age 76 and older.

I wonder if the graveyard is full of owls at dawn and dusk ?

10:44 - Isabel Jamison Daughter of Jon Jamison

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Sad that grave weathered away but to be fair anyone who knew and loved that person is sadly long dead too , I hope my headstone is still readable in 200 years time after i go lol

The "f" looking letter you see in that "Jamifon" name is the old-fashioned "long s." So it's really just an "s." Jamison. :-) (alternate spelling of "Jameson").

All I see is a black screen? I don’t understand why I can’t see it