Kilrenny
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 14 ′ N , 2 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ANSTRUTHER | ||
| ZIP code section | KY10 | ||
| prefix | 01333 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | North East Fife | ||
| Scottish Parliament | North East Fife | ||
Kilrenny , formerly Upper Kilrenny , is a town in the Scottish Council Area Fife . It is located about eight miles southeast of St Andrews and 19 miles northeast of Kirkcaldy at the entrance to the Firth of Forth in the East Neuk region . The A917 runs through Kilrenny and connects the coastal towns between St Andrews and Upper Largo to the trunk road network.
history
The village refers to a Christian missionary named "Etharnán" who is said to have worked there in Pictish times. A church has been on the site since 864. In 1578 Kilrenny was given the status of a burgh , which also included the right to hold a weekly market. In 1707 Upper Kilrenny was elevated to the Royal Burgh .
The Innergellie estate was part of Robert III's dowry . Wife Annabella Drummond . The forerunner of today's Innergellie House was not built until 1650.
Until the 19th century, the village was called Upper Kilrenny to separate it from the fishing village of Nether Kilrenny , which is now called Cellardyke . In 2001 there were 178 people in Kilrenny.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Kilrenny in: FH Groome (ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
- ↑ Entry on Innergellie House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
