Between 1153 and 1165 the Church of St. Peter, Invergowrie, was given to
Scone by Malcolm IV.; but of this early structure nothing whatever
remains, and the existing building is probably not earlier than the
first half of the sixteenth century. The walls of the structure (Fig.
1395) are entire, although the west gable hangs in a very tottering
manner. The building measures inside about 46 feet in length by 15 feet
9 inches in width. There are two doorways in the south wall (Fig. 1396),
the one towards the west end being round-arched, but not built on the
arch principle, being cut out of two large stones. The other doorway is
lintelled. There are two windows also in the south wall, the one being
round-arched and cusped (Fig. 1397) and having the
[Illustration: FIG. 1398.
Invergowrie Church.