Old Photograph St. Drostans Church Markinch Fife Scotland

Old photograph of St. Drostans Church in Markinch village in Fife, Scotland. This Scottish church is the successor of a preaching station said to have been established here towards the close of the 6th century. About the middle of the 11th century, it was given to the Culdees of Loch Leven in Perthshire. In 1203, Duncan, Earl of Fife gave the church to the Priory of St Andrews. On the 19th July 1243, the church was rededicated to St John the Baptist, the former dedication being to St Drostan or Modrust. Although the present parish church is modern, the western tower dates from the 12th century.



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