What is recorded here
Castle Street parish churchyard in Tayport holds post-medieval burials beside the road, where the boundary between ordinary life and death remains brutally thin. The stones mark forgotten years while the street continues to move above them.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tayport, Castle Street, Parish Church, Churchyard as Burial Ground (post Medieval), Churchyard (post 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Tayport ChurchArmorial Panel (17th Century), Date Stone (17th Century) · 22 yd
Tayport, Queen Street, Tayport Primary SchoolSchool (period Unassigned) · 55 yd
Tayport, Craig Road, Lychgate, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 126 yd
Tayport, HarbourCrane (period Unassigned), Harbour (19th Century) · 454 yd
Tayport CastleCastle (medieval) · 517 yd
Snook HeadHeadland · 603 yd
Roofert RockNamed rock · 1096 yd
Tayport CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1553 yd
Hare LawMountain / peak · 1601 yd
Rocky outcrop at Broughty CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 mi
Tullo BraesMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Broughty Ferry Beach Management notice boardBeach · 1.2 mi