Tour Scotland photograph of the church in St Monans, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish church is located within its kirkyard just to the west of the village on the very edge of the sea. It is said to be the church nearest the sea in the whole of Scotland. The church, one of the finest remaining from the Middle Ages in Scotland, was built by King David II Bruce (1329 to 1371), initially for a small house of Dominican friars. It later became the Church of Scotland parish church. Though the church may never have been finished, it has a choir and transepts, with a short spire over the crossing, but lacks a nave, it has many features of architectural interest, notably the fine stone vaulting in the choir and the plain but handsome sedilia. White washed throughout internally, the church is particularly light and attractive among ancient Scottish churches.
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