Building record MAB18868 - OLD PARISH CHURCH, KEITH HALL
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Summary
Graveyard and site of church.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7974 2128 (44m by 27m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Keithhall and Kinkell |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Graveyard and site of church. The church is said to have stood upon a mound in the middle of a basin-shaped hollow, surrounded by a marsh, and known as Monkeigie. There is a level platform tapering into the natural slope in the west which may be the foundations of the old kirk. In the 12th Century William the Lion granted a charter by which he confirmed the gift by his brother, Earl David of Huntingdon, to the church of St Mary and to the Bishop of Aberdeen of the tithes of 'Munkegyn' and adjoining kirks. The area surrounding the present burial-ground is covered by a mixture of a modern coniferous plantation, planted on what was formerly cultivated ground, mature deciduous woodland, which represents part of the 18th Century designed landscape around Keith Hall (NJ72SE0212), and a small area of open ground. The graveyard contains the First World War Commonwealth war grave of Sapper William Bothwell, Royal Engineers.
Period Notes
Mentioned in charter of 1175 & in deed of 1481; new church built in 1771 at NJ8020 2196.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 301-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0110;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72SE42;
- NRHE Numlink: 18915;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72SE0042;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18915 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 301-2.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 9 2024 3:01PM
