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Parish of St Andrews
"They (Culdees) had a chapel mentioned by Martine which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was styled "Ecclesia Sancta Maria de Rupe" or St Mary's Church on the rock. This chapel was built on a rock called the Lady's Craig situated near the extremity of the present pier. The rock has been encroached on by the sea but was still visible at low water when Martine wrote his "Reliquiae Divi Andreae" This Chapel was no doubt the earliest Church or chapel and the one from which the name of Kilrymont originated. They had also a chapel on the hill above the harbour erected no doubt after the earlier one had been abandoned in consequence of the encroachments of the sea. This was also dedicated to the virgin and was called "Ecclesia Sancta Maria" with the addition of "Capella domini Regis Scotorum" the chapel of our Lord the King of Scots. - Early in the 14th century the Culdees seem either to have suppressed or to have died out and the establishment erected into a collegiate church called the Provostry of Kirkheugh having a provost and at least nine prebendaries. The names of the prebendaries which have been preserved are - The parson of Fetteresso, the parson of Dysart" etc, etc See Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife vol. [volume] lll [3] pp. [pages] 6, 7
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Continuation of Description for Site of St Mary's Church.
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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