Building record MAB15262 - BLAIRDAFF CHURCH
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Summary
Graveyard, still in use, and remains of a church, built in 1839.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2833
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6964 1787 (89m by 89m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ61NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Graveyard, still in use, and remains of a church, built in 1839. The church is rectangular in plan, of Gothick design, of pinned red granite with ashlar granite details. The gables have an advanced central bay with large pointed arch doorway and pointed arch windows above. The skews have small pinnacles and on the northwest gable is a tall bellcote. The southwest elevation has four pointed arch windows, the northwest elevation just two small irregular windows. On the northeast is a piend roofed session house. It was opened as a chapel of ease in June 1839, and became the parish church in 1895, but fell out of use in the 1950s when the congregation opted to use the former Free Church for worship. The church was complete with furnishings in 1970 but is now a roofless shell. The graveyard has a World War II Commonwealth War Grave. The Blairdaff war memorial stands on the south east side of the church (NJ61NE0046).
EELES, FC, 1957, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60, p.138 (Bibliographic reference). SAB490.
Aug 1 2015 , AAS-GR-15-08-001 - 190, AAS-GR-15-08-001 - 190 (Ground Photograph). SAB20904.
Aug 15 2015 , AAS-GR-15-08-468 - 480, AAS-GR-15-08-468 - 480 (Ground Photograph). SAB35404.
Feb 8 2023 , AAS-GR-23-02-038, 039, AAS-GR-23-02-038, 039 (Ground Photograph). SAB36429.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0258;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2833;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ61NE126;
- NRHE Numlink: 172767;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ61NE0087;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2833 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/172767 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB20904 Ground Photograph: Aug 1 2015 . AAS-GR-15-08-001 - 190. Digital. AAS-GR-15-08-001 - 190.
- --- SAB35404 Ground Photograph: Aug 15 2015 . AAS-GR-15-08-468 - 480. Digital. AAS-GR-15-08-468 - 480.
- --- SAB36429 Ground Photograph: Feb 8 2023 . AAS-GR-23-02-038, 039. Digital. AAS-GR-23-02-038, 039.
- --- SAB490 Bibliographic reference: EELES, FC. 1957. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60. Y. p.138.
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2025 3:07PM
