Puneet Varma (Editor)

Tullibody Old Kirk

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Built
  
12th century

Reference no.
  
1972

Reference no.
  
626

Designated
  
9 June 1960

Designated
  
18 September 1936

Tullibody Old Kirk httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Location
  
Menstrie Road, Tullibody, Clackmannanshire

Similar
  
Duntulm Castle, Prince's Cairn, Repentance Tower, Skipness Castle, St Fergus Gas Terminal

Tullibody Old Kirk is a ruined 12th-century church in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and restored again in 1760. The roofless building is protected as a Category A listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. In 1904, St Serf's Parish Church was built to the north of the Old Kirk, which was afterwards disused.

The church measures 19 by 6.7 metres (62 by 22 ft). The bellcote on the western gable dates from 1772, while the western windows and the south porch are 19th-century additions. Two doorways survive from the 16th century, including one dated 1539.

Monuments

Significant monuments include that of George Abercromby (d.1699), and the Haig memorial on the north wall. The surrounding burial ground is a Category B listed building.

During the Scottish Reformation, William Kirkcaldy destroyed the bridge at Tullibody in an attempt to prevent French troops from retreating to the Siege of Leith at the end of January 1560. However, the French removed the roof of Tullibody Kirk and used it to bridge the Devon.

References

Tullibody Old Kirk Wikipedia