‘Stories From The Stones’ guided tours at historic Kirkcaldy graveyard
A guided tour of Kirkcaldy Old Kirk’s historic graveyard takes place this weekend.
“Stories From The Stones” is on Saturday (July 25) at 2:00pm.
Those who join the free tour will hear about some of the famous - and not-so-famous! folk buried in the parish graveyard, from the butler who became Provost because of a whale, to the family who sent a sailing ship loaded with goods to Australia and established a trading firm there that still exists.
There is also the story of the last fatal duel in Scotland with the two duellists buried duelling distance apart in the graveyard and the pistols now in the Galleries.. The tour lasts about an hour and a half and all are welcome. Meet in the church.
On Friday (July 24) and Saturday, the Old Kirk will be open as usual from 10:00am to 3:00pm for visitors to admire the beautiful stained glass windows and browse the history displays, climb the 15th century tower for fantastic panoramic views of the town and out to sea, and view the virtual world of Kirkcaldy and the Kirk in the 1500s.