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Old Free Church, Main Road, Arncroach

A Category B Listed Building in Carnbee, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.2357 / 56°14'8"N

Longitude: -2.7859 / 2°47'9"W

OS Eastings: 351382

OS Northings: 705069

OS Grid: NO513050

Mapcode National: GBR 2R.C41Q

Mapcode Global: WH7SL.5JNJ

Plus Code: 9C8V66P7+7J

Entry Name: Old Free Church, Main Road, Arncroach

Listing Name: Arncroach Village Main Road Old Free Church

Listing Date: 1 March 1984

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 333429

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB2501

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Arncroach, Main Road, Old Free Church

ID on this website: 200333429

Location: Carnbee

County: Fife

Electoral Ward: East Neuk and Landward

Parish: Carnbee

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Built 1844-5; renovated and converted to hall, 1955, L A Rolland of Leven, architect. Rectangular-plan. Harled. Projecting skew-gabled porch to east gable and to long south wall, both with shouldered openings. 3 canted-headed windows to south wall, 2 to north wall and 2 pointed-headed windows on east gable, all with lattice glazing.

Some smaller window openings. Corbelled and finialled bellcote with shouldered openings over east gable. Slate roof. Partly enclosed by rubble-built wall with corniced, droved ashlar diamond-plan gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

Author of NSA in December 1844 mentions Free Church "...at present erecting" at Arncroach; Ewing says "opened 1845".

No longer in ecclesiastical use.

Listed B for unusual glazing pattern.

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