How do I get to Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland?

The nearest railway station is Burntisland, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY3 9DL.

Is Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland a listed building?

Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.

How do I get to Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland?

The nearest railway station is Burntisland, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 9DL.

Abbeys & priories · Central Scotland

Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland

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Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland — church building in Fife, Scotland, UK.

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Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Burntisland · 0.1 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Burntisland Parish Church, you can get there via Burntisland railway station, which is just 0.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KY3 9DL. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Burntisland Parish Church, East Leven Street, Burntisland is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0581°, -3.2324°.

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Heritage listing

Burntisland Parish Church (also known as St Columba's, Burntisland) is a church building in the Fife burgh of Burntisland, constructed for the Church of Scotland in 1592. It is historically important as one of the first churches built in Scotland after the Reformation, with a highly distinctive and apparently original square plan. It is Category A listed for its architectural and historical importance. In 1601 the church was the location of a meeting of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland which proposed to King James VI of Scotland that they work on a new Bible translation.

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Background

History

The port of Burntisland had grown during the 16th century and was made a royal burgh in 1568; due to this growth and increased sense of civic pride, the townspeople decided to build a new church. This replaced an earlier building at Kirkton, a mile to the north of Burntisland.

Architecture

The building is notable for its square design: the interior is 18m square with four arched piers reaching in diagonally from the corners to form a 6m square in the centre. Various models for it have been suggested, mainly in the Low Countries, but no candidate has been found to predate it, and it is therefore probably an original Scottish design. Henry Kerr suggests symbolism in its structure: the church is built high up on a rock, and its four walls lean in on the tower, which represents the "strength and safety" of the Church.

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Coordinates: 56.0581, -3.2324
District: Fife
Postcode: KY3 9DL
Parliamentary constituency: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Established: 1592
Nearest railway station: Burntisland — 0.1 km
Official site: www.burntislandkirk.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q17569583 (CC0)
wikipedia: Burntisland Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Burntisland Parish Kirk.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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