St Bridget's Kirk sits alongside the shore of Dalgety Bay, Fife.  The kirk was granted to the Abbey of Inchcolm by William the Lion, and was in existence some time before 11 March 1178, as it is mentioned in a Papal Bull written by Pope Alexander III declaring that "The Church at Dalgety with its appurtenances" be founded. Appropriated at that time by Inchcolme Abbey, it was consecrated in 1244 by David de Bernham, Bishop of St. Andrews. The nearby abbey of Inchcolm provided a canon to act as its priest.

After the Reformation of 1560, three aisles were added on north and south, for the use of the local lairds. At the west end a more elaborate, two-storeyed addition was erected, in the early 17th-century, as an aisle and vault for Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline (d. 1622) and his family. The Earl served both as Lord President of the Court of Session and as Chancellor of Scotland, and was much respected for his great learning and judicial ability. Here lie buried the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Dunfermline.

After the reformation, local lords built "Laird's Lofts" (private side wings).  The most comfortable of these was the Seton loft, to the west, and this can still be reached by a winding stair.  There are many interesting grave stones in the kirk and kirkyard including some from the 17th century with skull and crossbones or craft symbols like tailor's scissors.  The eastern end of the kirkyard has a Mort house where mourners used to keep watch on their deceased relatives to prevent grave robbers taking the bodies. Presently, each year, a service is still held here even though the church is in ruins with the roof collapsed.  Of Seton's favourite nearby residence, Dalgety House which overlooked the church, not so much as a stone remains.