Archaeology Notes

Event ID 689572

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO50SE 14.00 56654 03727

NO50SE 14.01 NO 5665 0372 Burial-ground

NO50SE 14.02 NO 56673 02684 Churchyard Walls

The partition of the parish of Kilrenny had been contemplated for some time and in 1639 the town was disjoined by the General Assembly. In 1641, East Anstruther was erected into a separate parish after an Act of Parliament giving effect to this was passed in 1639.

W Wood 1887

(NO 5665 0372) Anstruther Easter Parish Church was built on the partition of the parish of Kilrenny, usually given as 1636, but the S doorway is dated 1634.

The church is oblong with two N aisles. The W gable is surmounted by a lofty bell tower, the lower part of which was built at the same time as the church and the upper part added ten years later.

RCAHMS 1933

In normal use.

Visited by OS (JP) 28 May 1974.