Churchyard, E U Congregational Church, Pathhead, Mid Street, Kirkcaldy is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 March 1998. Graveyard.
Churchyard, E U Congregational Church, Pathhead, Mid Street, Kirkcaldy
- WRENN ID
- seventh-newel-shade
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1998
- Type
- Graveyard
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Private graveyard of late 17th century origin. Enclosed ground with gates to S and E.
Predominance of simple classical stones with curvilinear or pedimented heads. Some fine 18th century stones including segmental-headed memorial to Thomas Alison dated 1746, tympanum with hand holding candle-making rack, and small flanking stones with weighing scales and figure '4': nearby small round-headed and shouldered stone to David Ramsay 1758 depicting maltster's symbols, (both to SE wall).
Curvilinear-headed stone inscribed "Erected by public subscription to mark the grave of Andrew Wilson whose name associated with the genius of Sir W Scott and the Porteous Mob has obtained a distinguished place in Scottish story. He was a native of this town and was executed at Edinburgh 1736."
W wall with stone depicting 3 tigers each with shuttle in mouth, and stretchers, to Speedie weavers, and to Robert Speedie, manufacturer, died 1854.
BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: coped rubble boundary walls with wide arched entrance to S (possibly carved but obscured by dense foliage), further gate to E with square-section ashlar gatepiers and stepped coping; wrought-iron gates.
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