Building record MAB10397 - WALLA' KIRK
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Summary
Graveyard and site of a chapel marked by a slight rise in graveyard, which is still in use.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 9163
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4265 3721 (48m by 85m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ43NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glass |
Type and Period (7)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- FONT (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- BATHS (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- Graveyard (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- GRAVE (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Graveyard and site of a chapel marked by a slight rise in graveyard, which is still in use. An old font is situated within the burial ground. St Walloch's Bath, a cavity in the rock, 3-4 ft deep, is supplied by a small spring running into it from the east brae. It is said to have had healing properties. Walla' Pot is described as a pool in the river which, like Walloch's Bath, was used as a bathing place for curing people. Rubble-built enclosure with wall steps. Some 18th century stones, mostly modern. Plain square enclosure of Gordons of Wardhouse and Beldorney restored by Rafael Gordon 1913. Within the graveyard is the Commonwealth War Grave for Captain Edward Dangerfield H. M. S. Victory, Royal Navy (d. 03/01/1941). Walla Kirk ceased to be a parish 1598.
Period Notes
Chapel mentioned in 1157; 18thC stones in graveyard; burial enclosure of the Gordons restored in 1913.
STUART, J, 1857, NOTICE OF THE EARLY ECCLESIASTICAL SETTLEMENT.....AND OF RECENT EXCAVATION AT THE HA' HILLOCK. PSAS 2(1854-6) 368-72, 369 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1801.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No37(1870) 15,18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
MITCHELL, A, 1874, VACATION NOTES IN CROMAR, BURGHEAD, AND STRATHSPEY. PSAS 10 (1872-4) 603-90, 606-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1196.
TAYLOR, J, 1920, CABRACH FEERINGS, p.19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3416.
SIMPSON, W. D., 1935, THE CELTIC CHURCH IN SCOTLAND, 68 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1663.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0405;
- HAMP Asset: HA5506;
- HES Listed Building Number: 9163;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ43NW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 17282;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ43NW0009;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9163 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17282 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1196 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, A. 1874. VACATION NOTES IN CROMAR, BURGHEAD, AND STRATHSPEY. PSAS 10 (1872-4) 603-90. 606-7.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No37(1870) 15,18.
- --- SAB1663 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, W. D.. 1935. THE CELTIC CHURCH IN SCOTLAND. 68.
- --- SAB1801 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1857. NOTICE OF THE EARLY ECCLESIASTICAL SETTLEMENT.....AND OF RECENT EXCAVATION AT THE HA' HILLOCK. PSAS 2(1854-6) 368-72. 369.
- --- SAB3416 Bibliographic reference: TAYLOR, J. 1920. CABRACH FEERINGS. p.19.
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Record last edited
Nov 11 2025 1:27PM
