Inchture Parish Church
Introduction
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Inchture Parish Church
Image: © Douglas Nelson Taken: 2 Jun 2016
The existence of a Parish Church in Inchture dates from the 12th century when William the Lion granted a small chapel at Inchture the status of a Parish Church. In 1799, a meeting of heritors discussed the state of the building which necessitated extensive repairs and alterations. The state of the building was so bad that a new church was built in 1834. It was at this time the church building and the churchyard were elevated about 2 metres above the surrounding level. A local red sandstone was used. The church was destroyed in a fire in 1890 and the present building was completed the following year.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.445598
Longitude
-3.16789