Borenich burial ground is in a field on the north side of Loch Tummel, not far from the Queen's View. Most people give it scarcely a glance as they drive along the road towards Tummelbridge, but the curious sometimes stop and walk down the hill to have a closer look. Probably they are surprised to find that the burial ground has a visitor's book and information leaflets.
However it is obvious, from entries in the visitor's book, that some people are visiting the burial ground in the hope of tracing their ancestors. The information leaflet can do no more than scratch the surface in this context, so this web-site has been established to assist those interested in the families who once lived in this part of Strathtummel to discover their roots. This web-site contains historical information about the burial ground, and relates what is known about the people buried there, including marriages, births and census returns.
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Prior to 1800, most of the Lamont (Lammond etc) families in this part of Perthshire were recorded as McGilliwie, or variations on that name.
We have been looking at some of these families:
Neil and Patrick McGilliwie (Lamont) of Bohally and Balnald
William Lamond and Helen Low of Bohespic
Robert Lamond of Tulliemet and Blair Atholl
Alexander McGillawee of North Easthope, Ontario
John McGillawee of Elma Township, Ontario
If you have information about these or other McGilliwie (Lamond) families please let us know.
Contact by e-mail: enquiries@borenich.co.uk
This site was last updated - 18th May 2012