Crombie Old Parish Church

Heritage listing

Date Added 03/03/1993 Type Ecclesiastical: church Local Authority Fife Parish Torryburn NGR NT 02828 85538 Coordinates 302828, 685538 — The monument is the ruin of the Old Parish Church of Crombie, which was the parish church of Crombie before the parishes of Crombie and Torry were united at a date prior to 1623. Crombie Church came to be used as a burial vault by the Colvilles of Ochiltree. The building is rectangular on plan, with dimensions 14.1m E-W by 4.4m N-S, over walls 0.9m thick. The E gable survives to a height of 3.1m and contains three lancet windows which are likely to date from the 13th century. Only the central one remains unaltered; those flanking it are damaged and have been partly blocked up. A small aumbry has been inserted beneath the SE light. The W gable (c. 5m high) and the N wall, which contains the present entrance have been largely rebuilt. The S wall is original with some patching. There are two blocked doorways and an inserted armorial panel near the E end. The N and S walls have been neatly coped at a height of 2.1m. There are several inscribed and decorated tomb stones dating from the 17 to 19th centuries commemorating members of the Colville family. The area to be scheduled is rectangular, extending 3m from the exterior walls and measuring 20.1m E-W by 10m.4m N-S, as shown in red on the accompanying map.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.