Tullibody Old Kirk is a ruined 12th-century church in

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Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...

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. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and restored again in 1760. The roofless building is protected as a

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. In 1904, St Serf's Parish Church was built to the north of the Old Kirk, which was afterwards disused. The church measures . The bellcote on the western gable dates from 1772, while the western windows and the south porch are 19th-century additions. Two doorways survive from the 16th century, including one dated 1539.

Monuments

Significant monuments include that of George Abercromby (d.1699), and the Haig memorial on the north wall. The surrounding burial ground is a Category B listed building. During the

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destroyed the bridge at Tullibody in an attempt to prevent French troops from retreating to the

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at the end of January 1560. However, the French removed the roof of Tullibody Kirk and used it to bridge the

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.Laing, David, ed., 'John Knox's 'History of the Reformation', Book 3,' ''The Works of John Knox'', vol. 2, Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh (1848), p. 14
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References

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