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Kinghorn old parish church is a medieval ecclesiastical building located in Fife, Scotland, situated on Paleozoic sedimentary bedrock of Early Carboniferous age. The church occupies a landscape shaped by these ancient geological foundations, which underlie the surrounding coastal settlement. As a parish church, it would have served the spiritual and administrative needs of the local Christian community throughout the medieval period, functioning as the principal place of worship and a focal point for the parish.
The building represents the architectural and religious practices of medieval Scotland, constructed during an era when parish churches formed the backbone of ecclesiastical organisation across the kingdom. The site's location in Fife reflects the significance of the area as a centre of medieval settlement and worship, where the availability of water and the character of the underlying sedimentary geology shaped patterns of habitation and land use.
Kinghorn old parish church is now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM835, acknowledging its historical importance as a surviving example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture. The protection ensures that the physical fabric and archaeological context of the site are preserved for future study and public understanding of Scotland's medieval religious heritage.
Kinghorn,old parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM835. View the official record →
Kinghorn old parish church is a medieval ecclesiastical building located in Fife, Scotland, situated on Paleozoic sedimentary bedrock of Early Carboniferous age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM835.
Kinghorn,old parish church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kinghorn,old parish church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Seafield Tower (1.7 km), Piteadie Castle (2.6 km), North Glassmount,standing stones 600m SW of (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kinghorn,old parish church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kinghorn,old parish church stands on Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, bedrock that formed in the Early Carboniferous. The rock here is sedimentary rocks.