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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