Arnot Church, Cupar Road, Kennoway

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 27/06/1973 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Parish Kennoway NGR NO 35186 02895 Coordinates 335186, 702895 — 1800, reconstructed 1872, dated 1870. Simple rectangular-plan aisless church with 2-bay nave, pedimented gable and bellcote. Stugged, squared and snecked rubble with ashlar dressings, red sandstone rubble to sides and rear. Deep base and eaves courses. Round-headed openings, those to E hoodmoulded and keystoned; those to sides voussoired. E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: slightly advanced centre bay with steps up to 2-leaf timber door and 2-part semicircular fanlight, datestone above, and louvered roundel in gablehead; round-arched, ball-finialled, pilastered and pedimented bellcote. S AND N ELEVATIONS: 2 tall windows. W ELEVATION: small later hall. 6-pane glazing pattern with decoratively-astragalled fanlights to timber windows. Grey slates. Coped ashlar stack and ashlar-coped skews. INTERIOR: good unspoiled interior with original gallery and pulpit. BOUNDARY WALLS: coped rubble boundary walls. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Former Associate (Burgher) Church, named after the first minister Rev William Arnot, 1758-86. The congregation was formed in 1750, and built its first church in 1753. The Secessionists later joined with the United Presbyterian congregation in 1847, the United Free congregation in 1900 and the established church in 1929.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.