Stories from the stones at historic Fife church

Steps leading to the Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy Old Kirk will be open again this week for individual prayer as well as guided walks around the graveyard to hear the ‘Stories from Stones’.

The church will be open tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10.30am to 1.00pm and again on Friday between 10.30am and 3pm, with extra hygiene precautions and social distancing in place.

On Friday there will be guided walks around the graveyard to hear the stories of those who now rest there. These include: the butler who made his fortune from a beached whale; the opponents in the last fatal duel in Scotland (George Morgan was the man who lost the duel and his gravestone features in the walk) and the man with a sum on his tombstone who set up schools for poor children.

Weather permitting, groups of up to a maximum of seven will depart from the church tower door at 11am and 2pm on Friday.

George Morgan's gravestone in the Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy

Participants will require to sign up for one of the available spaces with their contact details before the group sets off and to maintain two metre social distancing at all times during the walk around the graveyard.

Pre-bookings can be made by leaving contact details and a message on the Old Kirk’s webpage at www.kirkcaldyoldkirktrust.org.uk