St Athernase Church - Leuchars, Fife. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The church of St Athernase is situated in the small town of Leuchars in north-eastern Fife on the east coast of Scotland. Built in 1183-87 by Robert de Quinci, it is one of the few surviving examples of Romanesque architecture in Scotland. Athernase is believed to be an anglicised version of Itharnán, an Irish missionary from the 7th century.

The church commands an elevated site in the centre of town and is distinctive due to the semi-circular aspe at its eastern end, topped by an octagonal tower added around 1700. Surrounding the church is a graveyard with many stones dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, the oldest being situated towards the south-western part of the churchyard. The featured stone on the south-eastern side of the church, reads as follows:

'ERECTED
BY HER DAUGHTERS
IN MEMORY OF THEIR MOTHER JANE BETTIE
WHO DIED 9th JANUARY 1864 AGED 63 YEARS
ALSO
THEIR FATHER THOMAS GRIEVE
WHO DIED 9th JANUARY 1867 AGED 70 YEARS
ALSO
THEIR TWO BROTHERS WHO DIED IN INFANCY'

Name of church or churchyard: St Athernase Church Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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