Leuchars - Church of St Athernase

The Norman Church of St Athernase is one of the finest 12^th century surviving examples of an unaisled Romanesque parish church in Scotland, or indeed anywhere in Great Britain, with two levels of blind arcading in the Norman style running round the exterior, surmounted by a corbel table with heads of various designs. The interior has elaborate chancel and apse arches, and a series of powerful beast-heads on the corbels supporting the ribs of the internal vaults. The nave has unfortunately been rebuilt. The apse roof is crowned by a rather incongruous small bell-tower added in the 17th century. www.leucharsstathernase.org.uk

The bell turret was added above the apse in the 17^th century. The two carved Earlshall stones are interesting.