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The original church of Dalgety, the ruins of which still remain standing today, was dedicated to St Bridget and record of the church's existence dates back as far as the year 1178. The St Bridget's church remained in use for worship until the early 19th century when, due to having fallen into a state of repair no longer considered safe, a new church was erected to replace the ancient building. In 1940, as a result of dwindling numbers within the parish, Dalgety became a linked charge with Aberdour St Fillan's however in 1965 the first houses of the new settlement at Dalgety bay were constructed and the link with Aberdour was dissolved, leaving Dalgety Parish restored once more to full status. As the population of the new town began to expand, the old Dalgety Church became to small and expensive to maintain and so a new parish church was erected in the center of the town, in 1981. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Dunfermline, later of Dunfermline and Kinross and, following the restructuring of the presbyteries in 1976, it became part of the Presbytery of Dunfermline once more. |