Building record MAB16508 - ST MARGARET'S CHURCH, FORGUE
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Summary
Former Parish church of Forgue, in continued ecclesiastical use.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 9456
- Listed Building (C) 9456
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6109 4509 (109m by 79m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ64NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Forgue |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Former Parish church of Forgue, in continued ecclesiastical use. It was designed by Archibald Simpson 1819, the interior re-worked in 1872 and 1926. Imposing rectangular plan church and session house on raised ground overlooking graveyard and site of earlier St Margaret's Church (NJ64NW0033). Centre of West gable projects as vestibule and gallery stirs with deep-set 2-leaf timber door, raised-centre tripartite window and slender stone bellcote with bell. Nave with alternating roundel windows and pointed arch traceried windows, galleried interior. Built of granite rubble, squared at the west end, with granite quoins and dressings, and round and pointed-arch openings. The OS 1st and 2nd edition maps show the graveyard on the south side of the church: the burial ground has since been extended to north and east of the church. They contain seven Commonwealth War graves of the First and Second World Wars.
Period Notes
Built 1819-21, parts of Frendraught Pew 1638; monument in burial aisle from 1674; interior re-worked 1872 and 1926; organ and alterations/additions 1872; alterations c.1880; hall 1885; alterations 1926.
EELES, FC, 1957, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60, p.149 (Bibliographic reference). SAB490.
Mar 31 1994 , MO 29-33, MO 29-33 (Ground Photograph). SAB33371.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0174;
- HES Listed Building Number: 9456;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ64NW46;
- NRHE Numlink: 160353;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ64NW0077;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9456 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9456 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/160353 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Mar 27 2024 3:47PM
