Tour Scotland Autumn Video Old Church St Monans East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland Autumn video of the old church at St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Monans Church is situated within its churchyard just to the west of the village on the very edge of the coast. The church bells were ringing at 10am this morning. It is often said that St Monans is the church nearest the sea in the whole of Scotland, and this may well be the case, being only around 60 feet from the edge. The church, one of the finest remaining from the Middle Ages in Scotland, was built by King David II Bruce, 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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My parents used to own a little house on the street that leads down to the church, just out of shot on the right in your video. The white house in the foreground was owned by my friend Jamie's dad, I used to play along that shore every school holiday and I've got many fond memories of St Monans. My claim to fame is that I met legendary American singer Johnny Cash just outside that church when he was recorded singing for BBC's Songs of Praise in the early eighties.
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