Tour Scotland photograph of St Serf's Church Tower, Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Dysart is a location for the TV series Outlander. The remains of the church are thought to date from the early 16th century, but the first church in Dysart was dedicated to St. Servanus or Serf, the 8th century holy man who took up residence in a nearby cave, a place of religious retreat called in Latin a " deserta ". The name Dysart came from this, corrupted and mis-spelt over the years. A church on this site was re dedicated by Bishop David De Bernham on the 26th March 1245. The Tower appears to have been added at a later date, probably in the 1540s when the English were raiding the east coast of Scotland.
Photograph of St Serf's Church Tower, Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
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My mum was born in Dysart and lived there for many years. Thanks for posting those.
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