Building record MAB10199 - AUCHINDOIR NORTH PARISH CHURCH
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Summary
Remains of church and burial ground.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4832 2460 (64m by 72m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ42SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Auchindoir and Kearn |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Auchindoir North Parish Church was built in the early 19th Century to replace the Medieval St. Mary's Church (MAB10192). The church first appears in the historic record in a drawing dated 22 April 1896, it is not clear if this drawing is a survey or for repairs. It is rectangular in plan and built of coursed squared granite rubble. There are four Gothic windows on the southwest frontage, a bellcote, and a square projection at the rear containing stair. A later session house was added at the northwest gable. The interior of the church had a U-plan gallery on square columns and the original pulpit. Redundant from the early 1990s, it is now disused and a roofless shell. The graveyard contains six Commonwealth war graves of the First and Second World Wars.
A site visit in March 2025 also noted a World War II memorial plaque placed some time after August 2024 against the interior of the east gable, inscribed 'Sacred to the Memory of the men of Auchindoir who fell in the World War', listing the names of those lost.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, 3rd edition, 260 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
HAY, G., 1957, THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES, 116,170,188,242 (Bibliographic reference). SAB720.
Mar 5 2025 , ABS-GR-25-03-125 - 133, ABS-GR-25-03-125 - 133 (Ground Photograph). SAB37154.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, Vol XII,413 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ42SE26;
- NRHE Numlink: 112528;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ42SE0035;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/112528 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. Vol XII,413.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. 3rd edition, 260.
- --- SAB37154 Ground Photograph: Mar 5 2025 . ABS-GR-25-03-125 - 133. Digital. ABS-GR-25-03-125 - 133.
- --- SAB720 Bibliographic reference: HAY, G.. 1957. THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES. N. N. 116,170,188,242.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Jul 15 2026 10:21AM
