Churchyard, Rosyth Church is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 31 December 1971. Burial ground, boundary wall.
Churchyard, Rosyth Church
- WRENN ID
- waiting-newel-peregrine
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 31 December 1971
- Type
- Burial ground, boundary wall
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The burial ground at Rosyth Church features gravestones dating back to the mid-17th century. Some of these gravestones are inscribed with phrases like '2 rooms' or '4 rooms', while others are decorated with skull and crossbones, cherubs, and trade symbols such as anchors and chisels. Notably, there is a large monument dedicated to Thomas Bruce, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, who donated the burial ground to the parish, with dates of 1812 and 1827. The burial ground also serves as a private resting place for the Bruce family, located to the northeast and bordered to the southwest by a low, drystone wall with iron railings and a gate.
The boundary wall, constructed in 1825, is a square enclosure made of sandstone rubble with rough coping stones. It includes entrance gates at the southwest corner, featuring tall square-plan sandstone piers with pyramidal caps, and a double gate along with a single gate to the east, which are replacement timber gates. There are also stile steps in the south wall leading to the east.
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