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Publication Account
Date 1981
Event ID 1017715
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1017715
One of the earliest references to the church of Auchtermuchty occurs in 1350 when it was granted to Lindores Abbey (Millar, 1895, i, 254). At the Reformation the -parish was placed in the care of a leader and did not get its first minister until 1574. One of the earliest ministers proved to be unpopular with church authorities for he was found to be 'ane frequent hunter with dogs, ane player at cards and a runner of horses upon courses' and for this he was 'gravelie rebuikit and expressly inhibite to frequent any of the former games in tyme coming' (Millar, 1895, i, 254-255). The parish church was prominently situated in Kirk Wynd, near the cross and was rebuilt in 1780, quite probably on the site of the earlier foundation.
Information from ‘Historic Auchtermuchty: The Archaeological Implications of Development’, (1981).
