Building record MAB11024 - VIRGIN MARY'S CHAPEL, DAVOCH OF GRANGE
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Summary
Graveyard, and site of chapel of ease dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 8708
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4792 5158 (101m by 72m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ45SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Grange |
Type and Period (9)
- GRAVE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- WALL (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- RAILINGS (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- GATE PIER (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- WALL (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- CHAPEL (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- Graveyard (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Graveyard, and site of chapel of ease dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The chapel was subsequently a parish church, which was in a poor state by 1791 and was replaced by the present church (NJ45SE0003) to the East in 1795. The previous existence is still known locally, although there is nearly no trace. The gaveyard is enclosed by a rectangular wall. It is partially enclosed at the North by cast-iron spearhead railings on a low coped wall and with the entrance flanked by plain gatepiers. A stump of the original West boundary wall remains between the original graveyard and the late 19th century extension to the West. Some 18th century memorials and tombstones removed from the ruins of the old church in 1833, and are re-set in a coped rubble plinth near the entrance.
Period Notes
Graveyard for the church that was replaced in 1791. The graveyard was extended in the late-19th century.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, 222 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP, 2003, NEWSLETTER, Issue 24, pp3-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5098.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, 218 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 8708;
- NMR Card Number: NJ45SE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 17352;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ45SE0012;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8708 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17352 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 1:51PM
