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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST SERF'S CHURCH (Remains of) | St. Serf's Church (Remains of) St. Serf's Church (Remains of) St. Serf's Church (Remains of) St. Serf's Church (Remains of) The Old Church The Old Church The Old Church |
Revd. [Reverend] William Muir. Mr. Baines (Factor) Mr. Dow (Town Clerk) Mr. James Normand New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Full [Fullartons] Gazetteer |
037 | [situation] In the town of Dysart. The building of which these remains formed a part, was used as the Parish church till 1802, when the new Ph. [Parish] church was built & the old one abandoned The tower at the S. [South] West end is still entire & is used as a dove cot. There is no doubt as to the correctness of the dedicatory name as in the council records (which have been preserved) of the town council 1534, at the annual election of the magistrates, two of their number were elected "Kirkmasters" in that year John Latherick Elder & David Blair were chosen Kirkmasters" to see to the upholding of Sanct Serf's Kirk" The date of..continued |
Continued entries/extra info
9 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
St Dennis' Chapel (continued)
"...sum of £100 (Scotch) for the soul of her husband, her own soul, & the souls of her parents." The portions of the old walls which are yet to be seen are the west wall & part of the gable of a building now used as a smithy & shewn as such on trace.
[Quotation - St. Dennis' Chapel]
"Although not mentioned in Spottiswoode's List of Religious houses, there is said to have been a priory of Black Friars in Dysart the Chapel of which was dedicated to St. Dennis. Part of the old wall of this chapel which still retains its name, yet remains but it has been fr a long period converted into a Smithy. Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer.
[Quotation - St. Serf's Church]
"The church is old; its date unknown; tradition says it was built by the Picts. The architect if he intended it for Preaching cannot be praised for his contrivance. It is dark, the side walls low, and the incumbrances of pillars etc. so many that it is difficult to make the voice reach it. " Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 70 - Parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart and Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/70
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart, and Kirkcaldy.
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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