Old And St Michael Of Tarvit Parish Church, Kirkgate, Cupar is a Grade A listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 February 1972. Church.
Old And St Michael Of Tarvit Parish Church, Kirkgate, Cupar
- WRENN ID
- stranded-garret-gilt
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1972
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- NO 373 143
- Coordinates
- 56.31725, -3.0152
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Old and St Michael of Tarvit Parish Church, located on Kirkgate in Cupar, dates back to 1415. The church features three bays in the north aisle of the nave, supported by cylindrical and hexagonal piers. It has a northwest tower measuring 18 feet by 22.5 feet and standing 69 feet high. The top stage of the tower was rebuilt, and in 1620, Rev. William Scott added an elongated broach spire, which reaches 44 feet, along with a parapet adorned with Renaissance balusters. The church underwent repairs by mason John Dawson in 1806.
Local climate
Old And St Michael Of Tarvit Parish Church, Kirkgate, Cupar receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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