Site Represents a site. Prim Media 209 Denomination Catholic,Church of Scotland Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Building End Date 1800 Parish Kirkcaldy and Dysart Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Serf’s Old Parish Church, Shore Road, Dysart Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived sacredlandscapesoffife Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource tt27@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 101 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.124170254067536,-3.121429681559676; Description An account of the resource The church of St Serf in Dysart first appears in the documentary record in the 1220s, although it is clear that it had existed long before then. In the fifteenth century, it was expanded into a large and impressive structure, including the eight-storey high tower. The striking tower has an unusual martial appearance, with shot holes in the two lowest storeys of the south side, and may well have been part of the coastal defences along northern shore of the Forth. The church and its high altar were dedicated to St Serf, and there were several further altars in the church dedicated to St James, Anne, Mary and Magnus. After the Reformation the congregation used only part of the nave of the medieval church, abandoning the aisles and the chancel. The south chancel aisle was separated from the rest of the church and became (or more likely continued as) the burial place of the Sinclair family. In 1802-03 the congregation moved to the newly built Barony Church, and St Serf’s was abandoned. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 18/06/2021 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. (1) Jim Swan & Carol McNeill, Dysart, A Royal Burgh (Dysart, 1997), (2) William Muir, ed, Notices of the Local Records of Dysart (Glasgow: Maitland Club 1853) Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1220 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 10/05/2023 04:04:15 pm Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. St Serf’s Old Parish Church, Shore Road, Dysart Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT