Editing Crieff (section)

==Places of worship==
[[File:Crieff Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 2467397.jpg|thumb|upright|Crieff Parish Church]]
Crieff Parish Church ([[Church of Scotland]]) in Strathearn Terrace, also known as the East Church, is on the site of a medieval building that was demolished and rebuilt in 1786, when a hoard of gold coins from the reign of [[Robert the Bruce]] was found within its walls. The church was again rebuilt in 1827.<ref>{{cite web |title=Criech – Cullicudden |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp233-246#h3-0002 |website=British History Online |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Crieff from The Gazetteer for Scotland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory147.html |website=www.scottish-places.info |access-date=30 December 2021 }}</ref>

Crieff West Church (Church of Scotland) was built 1837–1838 on Comrie Road as a [[chapel of ease]] to the main parish church.<ref name="lewis">{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Samuel |title=A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland: Comprising the Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and Universities |date=1851 |publisher=S. Lewis and Company |page=247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEVg5wobq6gC&dq=history+of+crieff+%22west+church%22&pg=PA247 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Crieff from The Gazetteer for Scotland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory147.html |website=www.scottish-places.info |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref> It was converted into the [[St Ninian's Centre, Crieff|St Ninian's Centre]] in 1958 and used for over 50 years as a lay training and conference venue until its closure in 2001. The building is now occupied by private flats.<ref name="macdonald">{{cite book |last=Macdonald |first=Finlay A.&nbsp;J. |title=From Reform to Renewal: Scotland's Kirk Century by Century |date=30 April 2017 |publisher=Saint Andrew Press |isbn=978-0-86153-976-5 |page=201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vuLDgAAQBAJ&dq=St+Ninian%27s+Centre,+Crieff&pg=PA201 |access-date=22 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Fraser |first=Liam Jerrold |title=The Scottish ideal: Lay education and training in the Church of Scotland |journal=Theology in Scotland |date=16 December 2019 |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=57–70 |doi=10.15664/tis.v26i2.1921 |s2cid=213008477 |url=https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TIS/article/view/1921 |issn=1465-2862|doi-access=free }}</ref>

The South Church, now disused, was built in 1881 as a [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]], modelled on the design of [[Dunblane Cathedral]]. It later became known as the South UP Church when it merged with the [[United Presbyterian Church (Scotland)]] into the [[United Free Church of Scotland]], before becoming part of the established Church of Scotland.<ref name="Mayall ">{{cite book |last=Mayall |first=Colin |title=Crieff and Strathearn Through Time |date=15 June 2010 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=978-1-4456-2765-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmSIAwAAQBAJ&q=Crieff+West+Parish+Church |access-date=30 December 2021 }}</ref>

The [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] in Perth Road is a small 1990s building which replaced an older church.<ref name="Mayall"/>

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] is represented by St Fillan's [[Chapel]] in Ford Road, as part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld|Diocese of Dunkeld]].<ref>{{cite web |title=St Fillan's, Crieff |url=https://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/st-fillans-crieff/ |website=The Catholic Church in Scotland: Diocese of Dunkeld |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>