Elie Parish Church

Elie Parish Church is a church building in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is Category B listed, its oldest surviving part (the clock tower) dating to the 1726.[1]

Elie Parish Church
The church in 2008, looking north from just inside the High Street gates
56°11′27″N 2°49′15″W
LocationElie, Fife
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Architecture
Architect(s)William Burn
Completed1831 (1831) (1726 clock tower retained)

An earlier church on the site was built in 1639, the work of William Burn, with the tower following just under a century later. The kirkyard is contemporary with the original church.[2] William Scott, of Ardross, was the benefactor for the 1639 church, while Sir John Anstruther donated the funds for the construction of the tower.[2]

John Currie was responsible for renovations made in 1855.[2] Around fifty years later, Peter MacGregor Chalmers added the east porch, vestry and organ chamber.[2]

See also

References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Elie Parish Church High Street (LB30958)". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. Elie Parish Church – Places of Worship in Scotland
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