Building record MAB19380 - ST NATHLAN'S CHURCH, BETHELNIE
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Summary
Graveyard and site of old parish church.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 16246
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7865 3126 (67m by 52m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ73SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Meldrum |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Graveyard and site of old parish church. The church of Bethelnie was dedicated to 'St Nathlan' or Neachtan as one of three churches dedicated to St Nathalan after he returned from Rome in 7th century. It is said that here the Saint one averted a plague by going round the parish on his knees in intercessory prayer. Both here and at Tullich (NO39NE0002) a fair was kept in his memory, on the 8th January, until the beginning of the 19th century. It was the old parish church until transferred to Meldrum in 17th century. Nothing remains of the church in a disused graveyard. The site of the church is now occupied by a small mid 19th century mausoleum. A plaque above the entrance states that 'beneath this building rest the remains of many generations of Meldrums, Setons and Urquharts of Meldrum AD1236 to 1863'.
Period Notes
Church used till c1684; burial place from 1236-1863.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No60(1867) 25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
SMITH, A, 1875, A NEW HISTORY OF ABERDEENSHIRE, 971 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1794.
TEMPLE, W, 1894, THE THANAGE OF FERMARTYN, 697 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1915.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 50 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
SCOTT, H., 1915-2000, FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE, No6, 173 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1621.
SCOTT, A. B., 1918, THE PICTISH NATION, ITS PEOPLE & ITS CHURCH, 301 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1619.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, MELDRUM 1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, VOL XII, 478 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Author unknown, n.d., THE DEESIDE FIELD, pp16-19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2430.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0298;
- HAMP Asset: HA0299;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16246;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ73SE6;
- NRHE Numlink: 19121;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ73SE0006;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16246 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19121 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. VOL XII, 478.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No60(1867) 25.
- --- SAB1619 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT, A. B.. 1918. THE PICTISH NATION, ITS PEOPLE & ITS CHURCH. N. N. 301.
- --- SAB1621 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT, H.. 1915-2000. FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE. Y. No6, 173.
- --- SAB1794 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, A. 1875. A NEW HISTORY OF ABERDEENSHIRE. 971.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. MELDRUM 1.
- --- SAB1915 Bibliographic reference: TEMPLE, W. 1894. THE THANAGE OF FERMARTYN. 697.
- --- SAB2430 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE DEESIDE FIELD. pp16-19.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 50.
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Record last edited
May 2 2024 3:48PM
