They probably formed the arcade between the centre and side aisle, but there is nothing to show how the rest of the building was placed with reference to them. The north wall of the enclosure of a burying-place (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1382) has an ancient look, and may be part of the old church.
The arches have plain splays. The round pillars have caps formed by a single hollow without any necking, and the bases are formed with a splay. Both caps and bases follow the curve of the pillars. They indicate a structure of very late date, probably about the time of the Reformation.
KILRENNY CHURCH, Fifeshire.
The village and church of Kilrenny stand about one mile inland from
the coast at Anstruther. The only record before the Reformation is that
in 1268 a pension was given to the vicar, who in 1336 was a certain
"John."[1] The tower of the church (Fig. 1383) is old, and is attached to
a modern edifice. It is of the form common in Fife about the time of the
Reformation, being carried up (Fig. 1384) without buttresses or ornament,
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Fig. 1383.—Kilrenny Church. Plan of Tower, &c.
and having a parapet supported on corbels similar to those used in the castles of the period. There are traces of a large arch in the east wall of the tower, and another in the south wall, as if intended to open into a building, possibly the old church. The mark of the roof over the building on the south side still remains, and also a portion of a thick wall running southwards from the tower. In the internal angles of the tower there are square shafts with rude caps, apparently intended to support a vault, but there are now no traces of any vaulting. There are also the remains of a two-light window in the north wall of the tower. Attached to the west end of the tower is a stately monument erected by the family of Lumsdaine of Innergelly.
- ↑ East Neuk of Fife, p. 93.
