OS1/13/96/28
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL VAULT [Scoonie Church] | 025 | see Transcriber's notes | ||
| SCOONIE CHURCH (Remains of) | Scoonie Church (site of) Scoonie Church (site of) Ruins of Scoonie Kirk |
Revd. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Brewster, Manse Mr. D. Elder Scoonie Bridge Johnstons Co. [County] map |
025 | [situation] About 1/2 Mile N.N.W. [North North West] of the Town of Leven. The Site of the Old Parish Church of Scoonie, of which Sibbald states "that it formerly was attached to the Priory of St. Andrews" Service was performed in it up to the year 1782 when it was taken down and the Parish Church at Leven erected in its stead: The only part of the building Now standing is the porch which forms the burial place of the family of Charles Maitland Christie Esq of Durie, the remainder being long since levelled and occupied by graves, it is surrounded by a small graveyard which requires to be considerably enlarged to meet the urgent wants of so populous a district. |
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Parish of Scoonie Plan 25 A Trace 6. (28 [page no.]"The Old church of Scoonie Stood in the centre of the burying ground about a quarter of a mile from
"the town of Leven and what remains of it forms the family vault of the proprietor of Durie. When the
"present edifice was built about Sixty years ago the Site was removed to the vicinity of Leven where the
"great bulk of the population reside, and is about four miles distant from the most remote part of the
"parish. It was seated for about 700 hearers but owing to the rapid increase of the population the want
"of church accommodation began to be seriously felt when in 1822 the heritors of the most liberal manner
"proceeded to its enlargement" &c. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fifeshire Page 274
Transcriber's notes
Burial Vault Scoonie Church (Remains of) is written in the Orthography column for Scoonie Church (site of) and has no separate description.Penultimate line of quotation from Stat. Acct: not sure if the last word is 'manner'
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