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appearance. It was flanked by two well-proportioned octagon turrets which rose high above the roof and were finely ornamented at top but only one of these now remain with the basement of the other. between these towers was the great western entrance to the nave having a pointed arch ornamented with rich moulding above it were two large pointed windows one of which remains also enriched with fine mouldings divided by mullions into four lights. The east gable is also flanked by octagonal, terminating in handsome pinnacles and between are three lofty narrow windows with semicircular arches above which is a large window said to have been inserted by James Haldenstoun prior of St Andrews during the time of bishop Wardlaw. The transepts seem also to have been flanked by similar turrets, though all traces of them except at the south-west corner are now removed. From the centre of the building, where the nave choir and transepts meet arose the great tower which was supported on four massive pillars the foundations of which can still be traced. It was no doubt also terminated at its corners by turrets and pinnacles of a similar description to those already mentioned. In the south wall of the nave and west wall of the South transept are still to be seen the remains of thirteen windows of which six nearest the west are pointed and the other seven round arched altogether the church must have been lighted by considerable more than 100 windows of various sizes. The tower was likewise furnished according to Martine with many fair great and excellent bells which at the razing of the church were taken down and put aboard of a ship to be transported and sold. But it is reported and certainly believed in this place that the ship which carried of [off] the bells sunk in a fair day within sight of the place where the bells formerly hung" etc etc See Leighton's History of Fife vol [volume] lll [3] pp [pages] 17, 18 [continues]
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Continuation of Description for Cathedral
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 102 - Parish of St Andrews and St Leonards, OS1/13/102
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of St Andrews and St Leonards.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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