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Organisation The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Alternative Name(s) NEWBURGH, OLD PARISH CHURCH; ST KATHERINE'S CHAPEL
Canmore ID 30076
Site Type CHAPEL, CHURCH
County FIFE
Parish NEWBURGH
Council FIFE
NGR NO 2340 1831
Latitude, Longitude 56.350902N, 3.241048W
Images 1
Archaeological Notes
NO21NW 2 2340 1831

(NO 2340 1831) Church (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1956)

For present parish church (NO 2440 1833), see NO21NW 53.

NMRS REFERENCE:
ARCHITECT: William Burn, 1833
This Category C Listed church was demolished in early 1967.
(Undated) information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS library.

St Katherine's Chapel is mentioned in a charter dated 1470. It was rebuilt 1508-13 and dedicated to St Duthac Katherine and Mary Magdalene. It was a narrow oblong red sandstone building, having no architectural ornament except a belfry in the W gable. Newburgh became a parish in 1622, and the chapel, served as the parish church, until taken down in 1832 when the present church was built (1876).
A Laing 1876; Fasti Eccles Scot 1950.

No trace of either church. Site now occupied by modern housing.
Visited by OS (R D) 18 May 1970.


Related Material Information - Bibliographical References

Hay, G (1957) The architecture of Scottish post-Reformation churches, 1560-1843, Oxford. Held at RCAHMS: F.5.31.HAY
Laing, A (1876) Lindores Abbey and the burgh of Newburgh, Edinburgh. Held at RCAHMS: D.4.3.LIN
Scott, H et al (eds.) (1915-61) Fasti ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, Edinburgh. Held at RCAHMS: C.3.2.FES

Related Material Information - Description of Collections

Photographs

F3512/5 Order this item
St. Catherine's Parish Church General view from South West. RCAHMS
F3534/3 (1955) Order this item
View from south west RCAHMS
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F4731/6 (1955) Order this item
Rear view RCAHMS
F4731/5 (1955) Order this item
RCAHMS

Print Room

FID126/1 (1832) Order this item
Plan of foundations etc. (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/2 (1832) Order this item
Ground Plan (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
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FID126/3 (1831) Order this item
Plan of galleries (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/4 (1832) Order this item
Front elevation (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/5 (1832) Order this item
N.elevation (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/6 (1832) Order this item
E.elevation (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/7 (1831) Order this item
Plan of gallery floor timbers (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/8 (1832) Order this item
Plan of ceiling (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/9 Order this item
Section on line C/D (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/10 (1832) Order this item
Plan of roof, elevations & sections of couples (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/11 (1832) Order this item
Drawing of pulpit & Precentors desk; Elevation & Plan; plan of stair to pulpit. Scale 1":2'. (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn
FID126/12 (1833) Order this item
Rail for pulpit stairs, elevation 1/4 f.s.; Elevation of rail (to a large scale) and plan; section of rail full size; elevation of top of pedestal; copy of rail; mouldings. (Wm. Burn) 131 George St. Edin. collection William Burn

Scanned Images

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St. Catherine's Parish Church General view from South West. RCAHMS