Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of CUPAR CHURCH | Tower and Session House Remains of Cupar Church, (1415) | David Smith architect Robert Scott Cupar Mr Duncan Town Clerk & Writer |
[situation] On the South side of Kirkgate, at the West end of the Parish Church. A Strong Substantial Stone building about 30 links Square at the base and about 70 links high it is Surmounted by an Octagonal Spire which with with the Tower is in all about 106 feet high. both these conjointly are a part of the Old, or former Parish Church, and Still Standing and in good repair are used as part of the present Parish Church. the given authorities cannot say anythging of the date of there erection, in the Statistical Hist. of Co. [History of the County] it is stated that they were built "in the year 1415 by the prior of St. Andrews." this Tower, Spire and Session House is all that now remains of that former Church or buildings. |
Continued entries/extra info
(71) Parish of Cupar Sheet 5 Trace 12
[Note - Remains of Cupar Church (1415)] Session House to be written on Plan to the object to which it refers, and Tower to the Tower whilst the above designation in German Text will shew what it Anciently was
[Note] Not written on six inch plan in Consequence of to little space
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 113 - Parish of Cupar, OS1/13/113
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Cupar.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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