Lecropt Kirk (Church of Lecropt)

In the town of Bridge of Allan is located Lecropt Kirk, the gloomy church belonging to the Church of Scotland (a variant of the Anglican church). Set on a mound, with its characteristic cemetery in the countryside, on stormy days it has scared more than one person. Although the present church is relatively modern, since its construction was completed in 1827 (in neo-Gothic style), on a site where there was always a church. According to local historical records, there is evidence of a building dating from the 1400s and there are references to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. For this reason they suupose Lecropt (which is the name of this area) has always been a traditional place of worship.

Lecropt is Church of Scotland which is Presbyterian - a totally different tradition from the Anglican chruch