
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverkeithing, Church Street, St Peter's Parish Church as Church (medieval), Font (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Peter's Parish Church in Inverkeithing is associated with St Peter, a common patron saint in Scottish churches, and its medieval font may have been used in baptismal rituals believed to confer spiritual healing. No specific local cures or folklore directly linked to the church or a holy well are recorded in the available historical sources.
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Places near here
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Inverkeithing, Baptist ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 114 yd
Inverkeithing, High StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 331 yd
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Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0