The church that stands on the Main Street was built in 1864. The Shieldhill congregation was first formed as mission charge from Falkirk Free Church in 1861 and was known as Muiravon Free Church. The congregation entered the United Free Church in 1900 and the Church of Scotland in 1929, taking the name Shieldhill Parish Church. The charge was in a prolonged vacancy from 1943 and was linked with Blackbraes until 1958. The linkage was dissolved and Shieldhill was linked with Polmont South in 1958. This linkage was dissolved and Shieldhill was linked with Polmont North in 1961. This linkage was then dissolved and the congregation united with Blackbraes on 1 November 1963 as Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church.
The cache is accessible without entering the church grounds. There is no need to go through the gates.
From the cache location, take a look down the side of the church in a northerly direction. On a clear day, you will see views of the Ochil Hills across the Forth Valley.
The geocache has been placed with kind permission from the church Minister
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list