Parish Church And Graveyard On History Visit To Elie East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of the parish church and graveyard on ancestry, history visit and trip to Elie in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The church was originally built and endowed by William Scott of Ardross. It was constructed on land near Ardross Castle. When first opened in 1639, the church fell under the parish of Kilconquhar. The independent Parish of Elie was formally disjoined from Kilconquhar a couple of years later on 11 September 1641. Robert Trail the church's first minister, admitted in 1639, was a notable Covenanter who later served as a chaplain to the Scots army and was present at the historic Battle of Marston Moor. Robert Wemyss became minister in 1649, Wemyss was later stripped of his living and deposed in the 1660s after refusing to accept the system of Episcopacy introduced under King Charles II. This T plan church was built in 1639 and its tower was added in 1726. The church lies east to west, the long axis with the tower facing south towards Elie High Street. It is in a walled graveyard which surrounds the church to the south, east and west and is probably of a similar age to the church. The tower has two stages, capped by a belfry which was probably added in the early nineteenth century in place of an earlier spire. The lower stage of the tower is entered through a door under rounded arch on the south face. Above this is a framed Latin inscription, dating the construction of the tower to 1726. The second stage of the tower is octagonal and divided into eight faces by strips of dressed sandstone. To the east a blocked window has a memorial inserted below. To the west is another blocked window. This stage has a clock face to the north, south, east and west, and a louvered vent below the clockface on the south elevation. The bellcote is rounded, divided into four by strips of sandstone, and has four louvered openings in rounded arches. It is covered by a domed roof and has an abstract silver weathercock. The old session house of the church is built into the church wall on the south side of the graveyard. Many variations of the name Elie have been found, including Ely, Elie, Ealy and others. Nathaniel Elie landed in Virginia, America, in 1622; Nicholas Elie arrived in Pennsylvania, America, in 1738; Niehell Elie, aged 27, landed in Pennsylvania, America, in 1738; Martin Elie landed in Pennsylvania, America, in 1764. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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