Tullibody Old Kirk facts for kids
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Tullibody Old Kirk
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| Location | Menstrie Road, Tullibody, Clackmannanshire |
| Built | 12th century |
| Official name: Tullibody, old parish church | |
| Designated | 18 September 1936 |
| Reference no. | SM626 |
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Tullibody Old Kirk is a very old church in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It was first built a long, long time ago, in the 1100s! Over the years, parts of it were rebuilt in the 1500s and fixed up again in 1760.
Today, the church doesn't have a roof, but it's a special old building. It is protected by law as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. A new church, St Serf's Parish Church, was built nearby in 1904. Since then, the Old Kirk has not been used for church services.
The church building is about 19 meters long and 6.7 meters wide. It has a special bell tower on its western end that was added in 1772. Some of its windows and a small entrance porch were added in the 1800s. You can still see two old doorways from the 1500s, one of them built in 1539.
Important Memorials
Inside the church, there are important memorials. These include a monument for George Abercromby, who passed away in 1699. There is also the Haig memorial on the north wall. The area around the church, which is a burial ground, is also a protected historic site.
A Clever Escape in History
The Old Kirk played a small but clever role in Scottish history. This happened during a time called the Scottish Reformation in 1560. At that time, French soldiers were trying to get away from a battle called the Siege of Leith.
A Scottish leader named William Kirkcaldy wanted to stop them. He destroyed a bridge at Tullibody to block their path. But the French soldiers were smart! They took the roof off Tullibody Kirk. They used the wooden beams from the roof to build a new bridge over the River Devon. This allowed them to escape.
