Building record MAB13611 - KINNOIR CHURCH
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Summary
Remains of a church, dedicated to St Marnan, and associated graveyard.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 13712
- Scheduled Monument 5619
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5442 4319 (58m by 58m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ54SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Huntly |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Remains of a church, dedicated to St Marnan, and associated graveyard. An inscription on the east gable dated the erection to 1500 but it is supposed to have been built in the early 14th Century. A low grass-covered bank marks the southeast wall of the church and the southeast cornerstone is just visible. Only the outline of three sides can be discerned. There are a number of late 18th Century and early 19th century gravestones and several table tombs of similar pattern within. The graveyard is still in use (Category C(S) Listed).
Period Notes
Graveyard is late Medieval; 1500 inscription; bell of former kirk is now moved to Kinnoir Mission Church and dates to 1653; graveyard contains late 18th and early 19thC gravestones.
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, No40(1871) 32 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 382-86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, VOL 2,277-82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
EELES, F. C., 1958, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE, PSAS 91(1957-8) 84-111, 87 (Bibliographic reference). SAB443.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0407;
- HES Listed Building Number: 13712;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 5619;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ54SW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 17871;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ54SW0001;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB13712 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5619 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17871 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. VOL 2,277-82.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No40(1871) 32.
- --- 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.
- --- SAB443 Bibliographic reference: EELES, F. C.. 1958. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE, PSAS 91(1957-8) 84-111. Y. 87.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 382-86.
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2025 12:11PM
