Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing
St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing 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
Inverkeithing Parish Church of St Peters, also known as Forthview Parish Church Inverkeithing, is a category B listed church of the Church of Scotland, in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife.
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From the Wikipedia article
Inverkeithing Parish Church of St Peters, also known as Forthview Parish Church Inverkeithing, is a category B listed church of the Church of Scotland, in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife.
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Background
History
outside Inverkeithing Parish Church.]] Legend suggests St Erat, a follower of St Ninan, founded the first church here around the fifth century. The church was founded by Waltheof of Allerdale, son of Gospatrick, as a wooden Celtic church before being adapted into a Norman stone structure, which was bequeathed by the monks of Dunfermline Abbey in 1139. The stone church was completed in 1244. The Norman foundations were reused for the 13th century Gothic structure, and a tower was added in the 14th century. In pre-Reformation times the church had altars to St. Michael, the Holy Blood, John the Baptist, St. Catherine, the Holy Rood, St. Laurence, St. Ninian and St. Mary. In 1611 it absorbed…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0316, -3.3969
- Address
- Church Street, Inverkeithing, Fife
- Official site
- forthviewchurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17793984 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inverkeithing Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing?
- St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0316°, -3.3969°.
- Is St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing a listed building?
- St Peter's Parish Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing carries the heritage designation "category B listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.