Historic churches · Central Scotland
St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn
St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB36241). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 10/09/1979 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Burgh Kinghorn NGR NT 27167 86951 Coordinates 327167, 686951 — George Paterson, Edinburgh, rebuilt 1774 with Roger Black, mason and Robert Kilgour, wright. S (Sailor's) aisle repaired 1608-9. N (Balmuto) aisle rebuilt 1774 by James Wilkie, mason and Robert Kilgour, wright. Sydney Mitchell & Wilson rebuilt W gable and added rose-windowed chancel and bell-tower 1894. Sanctuary reconstructed and dry-dash added 1937. Cruciform-plan, aisled church with 3-bay nave, and ogee-capped, 3-stage bell-tower. Dry-dash with ashlar quoins and margins. Moulded band course, bracketed cill course and continuous hoodmould. Pilastered and voussoired segmental-headed doorcase with broken pediment. Venetian, rose and segmental windows. Chamfered reveals and stone mullions. W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: broad gabled elevation with bell-tower very slightly set-back in re-entrance angle to left. Doorcase with 2-leaf panelled timber door and stained glass semicircular fanlight to centre of 1st stage with '1894' on tympanum of pediment abutting base of prominent Venetian window, keystoned oculus in gablehead. NW TOWER: bell-tower engaged to half way up 2nd stage; all windows narrow and small. 1st stage with window to W; 2nd stage windows immediately above dividing course to N and higher up to W, and further narrower light high up to each face; tall round-headed bipartite openings to belfry with bell giving way to cornice and cross-finialled ogee cap. N ELEVATION: aisled elevation with 3 windows; Balmuto aisle (Boswell crypt) projecting to outer left with steps down to segmental-headed door, carved table to right above 'Rebuilt by Claud Boswell of Balmuto 1774' with fragments of medieval grave slab to left., door and window on
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St Leonard's Parish Church is located in Kinghorn, central Scotland. This church is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 56.0698, -3.1715
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 9SX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Sources
- wikidata: Q17804381 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn?
- St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 9SX).
- Is St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn a listed building?
- St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn free to visit?
- Yes, St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Leonard's Parish Church, Kinghorn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 9SX. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.