Elie Parish Churchyard - Fife, Scotland - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The villages of Elie & Earlsferry are joined together to form a small town on the Firth of Forth coast in the Kingdom of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. The parish church of Elie is centrally located on the north side of the High Street with a distinctive tower and large churchyard.

The church was built and endowed by William Scott of Ardross and opened for worship on August 4th 1639, the tower was added by Sir John Anstruther in 1726. The T-plan building is set back from the High Street and the walled churchyard lies between, spread out on either side of the church.

The oldest grave in the churchyard dates from 1635, shortly before the church was built. Many other gravestones date from the 17th century also.

The featured gravestone lies not far from the High Street entrance and reads as follows:

'SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ARCHIBALD THOM POUSTIE
DIED 5th SEP 1927
AGED 81 YEARS
AND HIS WIFE
BARBARA KINNEAR
DIED 2nd JUL 1928
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO THEIR SON
JAMES
DIED AT BRAKPAN, SOUTH AFRICA
3oth JULY 1948, AGED 57 YEARS
ALSO
BARBARA FALLS
THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER
DIED AT ELIE
30th MAY, AGED 75 YEARS
"AT REST"'

Name of church or churchyard: Elie Parish Church Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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