Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Balmerino Parish Church
Balmerino Parish Church in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Balmerino Parish Church is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Balmerino Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in Bottomcraig, Fife, Scotland. The church sits in the centre of the small village where it was built in 1811. It is situated across the road from the accompanying manse constructed in 1816.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balmerino Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in Bottomcraig, Fife, Scotland. The church sits in the centre of the small village where it was built in 1811. It is situated across the road from the accompanying manse constructed in 1816.
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Background
History
Before the construction of the church, numerous churches were used in the parish. The immediate predecessor was a church constructed in Kirkton around the beginning of the 17th century: according to one source in 1595 and in 1611 according to another. This church was used by the parishioners until the construction of the current church in 1811. During the construction of the church, the parishioners attended the church in Kilmany where services were alternated weekly between the two ministers. Thomas Chalmers, minister of Kilmany, preached one week and Andrew Thompson, minister of Balmerino, preached the other. (back), who was minister of Kilmany in his late twenties and early thirties,…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4089, -3.0246
Sources
- wikidata: Q56607296 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balmerino Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balmerino Parish Church?
- Balmerino Parish Church is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.4089°, -3.0246°.
- Is Balmerino Parish Church a listed building?
- Balmerino Parish Church carries the heritage designation "category C listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.