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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [parish] | Church Parish Church Parish Church Parish |
James Melville Elder John Scott Sexton David Wilkie S-field [Southfield] |
006 | [situation] In the village of Leuchars. This is the Parish church of Leuchars, and is a large building apparently erected at different periods and not in the same style of architecture it has three gallarys and an accommodation of 850 Sittings And Situated in a well-enclosed Gave Yard The Eastern end of this church for about 50 link long, is in form of a rectangular figure with a semicircular apsis - at the east end at the height of about 14 feet this apsis is Surmounted by an octagonal Tower which does duty as a belfry, this part was the original Church locally supposed to have been built about the 13th Century and before the Reformation it was a Roman Catholic Chapel belonging to the Priory of St. Andrews, an addition for increase of acommodation was made to the above about 1618. A third portion has been added to it in the year 1744, and a fourth in the form of an Aisle was added to it in the year 1813, it is in good repair, except the first described portion which is not now used and closed up save the door. |
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30 Parish of Leuchars Plan 6B. Trace No.4.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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