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Scottish Collection: Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, and East Ayrshire

 This week I continue our summary of what's currently available to help locate ancestors who died in Scotland by listing locations covered on our database from Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, and East Ayrshire.

The ruins of Old Dollar Parish Church, Clackmannanshire 

Clackmannanshire 
  • Alva Churchyard and Cemetery
  • Dollar Churchyard
  • Pool of Muckart Churchyard
  • Tillicoultry Cemetery, Clackmannanshire
Dundee City
  • Dundee Western Cemetery
  • Logie Old Churchyard
  • Roodyards Burial Ground, Broughty Ferry
  • St Aidan's Churchyard, Broughty Ferry
  • St Peter's Churchyards, Invergowrie
  • St Rule's Churchyard, Monifieth
East Ayrshire
  • Darvel New Cemetery
  • Darvel Old Cemetery
  • Galston Cemetery
  • Kilmaurs Cemetery
  • Kilmaurs St Maur's Glencairn Parish Church
  • Mauchline Churchyard
  • Muirkirk Cemetery
  • Muirkirk Church
  • Newmilns Cemetery
  • Newmilns Churchyard
  • Sorn Churchyard and Cemetery
Photograph by Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70217233

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