St Athernase Church
St Athernase Church is a Romanesque church located in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building and remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Leuchars Parish Church”, “St Athernase”, and “St Athernase Church, Leuchars”
- Address: Leuchars
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leuchars Castle and Leuchars railway station.
Leuchars Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leuchars Castle, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion. Leuchars Castle is situated 1,800 feet north of St Athernase Church.
Leuchars railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee. The station was built as Leuchars Junction station for the route over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the previous Leuchars station being on the line to Tayport. Leuchars railway station is situated 3,300 feet southwest of St Athernase Church.
Leuchars Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: John Brailsford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leuchars Station is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews. Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leuchars and Guardbridge.
Leuchars
Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leuchars is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 and an area of 13,357 acres.
Guardbridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Guardbridge is a town in the north-east of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is approximately 3 miles north-west of St Andrews, and is situated on the estuary of the River Eden, at the junction of the A91 road between St Andrews and Stirling and the A919/A914 road between Leuchars and the Tay Road Bridge.
Balmullo
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby. Balmullo is situated 1½ miles west of St Athernase Church.
St Athernase Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.38167° or 56° 22′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.88337° or 2° 53′ 0″ westInception
<1200Open location code
9C8V94J8+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 271281391OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q3580975
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“St Athernase Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Athernase de Leuchars”
- French: “Église Saint-Athernase de Leuchars”
- German: “St Athernase Church”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leuchars Post Office and Ye Olde Hotel, 59, 61 Main Street, Leuchars.
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