In the churchyard of Kilrenny may still be seen the monument of Cardinal Bethune or Beaton. It is an enclosure which stands to the eastward
Fig. 1384.—Kilrenny Church. Tower, &c., from South-West.
of the church, built with ashlar and ornamented with Ionic pillars. The frieze and cornice are unfortunately wanting.
The entrance is in the east end, and in the opposite wall is a well-carved representation of the arms of Bethune of Balfour, viz., quarterly, 1st and 4th, azure a fesse between three mascles, or, for Bethune; 2nd and 3rd, argent on a chevron sable an otter’s head erased of the first, for Balfour. Crest, an otter’s head proper; motto, “Debonnaire.”
ROSYTH CHURCH, Fifeshire.
A ruin situated on the shore of the Frith of Forth about five miles west from North Queensferry and about one mile east of Charleston.
Fig. 1385.—Rosyth Church. Plan.