History of Old Logie

Tradition has it that there has been a Christian link to the Old Logie site  since the times of the Picts, though there is no physical evidence to back this up.

What is certain however is that in a charter of  about 1178 Bishop Simeon of Dunblane refers to a church there being in the possession of the convent in North Berwick. However there are at least two hogback stones in the graveyard plus fragments showing there were more. Since these date from Viking times, that suggests the church was far from new at the time of the charter.

Nothing remains of any buildings that date back that far. Some work seems to have been carried out between 1380 and 1420 but it is not clear whether this involved repairs to an existing building or a new church. 

The Kirk survived the reformation of 1560 as a Presbyterian church with a man named as Alexander Fargy recorded as the pastor in 1567. 

By the end of the 17th century, records show it was in a poor state of repair and £1,000 (Scots) was raised to rebuild and restore the building, adding some outbuildings. This work is celebrated with a sundial you can still see on west gable which shows the date of the work 1684.

By 200 years later, the start of the 19th century, it was in a poor state again. This time it was decided to put up a new building a short distance down the hill, on land donated by Sir Robert Abercrombie of Airthrey. This is the current Logie Kirk. The new church opened in 1802 and that was the end for the Old Kirk. Stones were plundered, the roof fell in and it was no more than a wreck until the Graveyard Group was set up and it got a new chance and a new purpose.