[Illustration: FIG. 1391.--Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Andrews.
Tower, from North-East.]
This church, usually called the Town Church, is of ancient foundation,
but was almost entirely rebuilt at the end of last century. The church
which was then demolished is believed to have been erected in 1412. The
north-west tower (Fig. 1391) is the only part of the old structure which
survives. Like the north-west tower at Cupar it rises from the north and
west walls of the north aisle, without buttresses to mark its outline or
break the upright form of the walls. The square outline, however, is
partly relieved by a square projection at the north-west angle, which
contains the staircase. The east and south walls are carried by arches,
which formerly allowed the lower story of the tower to be included
within the church, and the round pier at the south-east angle is made of
extra thickness, so as to bear the weight of the tower. The tower is
carried up square to the parapet with only a string course beneath the
windows of the belfry story. In the latter trefoil-headed double windows
are introduced, except on the north side, where a mullioned window is
inserted between the stair turret and the east angle. The parapet is
plain and rests on simple corbels. Above this rises an octagonal spire,
with lucarnes. The spire is rather short and stunted, like most of the
late Scottish examples.
Over the staircase a small turret with pointed roof is carried up within
the parapet, and groups picturesquely with the main spire. The tower
resembles that at Wester Crail, and, like it, is of fifteenth century
date.