Building record MAB26559 - NIGG PARISH CHURCH
Please read our guidance about the use of Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Former church, no longer in use, built in 1829, designed by John Smith.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 19945
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9464 0315 (104m by 99m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Former church, no longer in use, designed by John Smith, and built in 1829. It replaced the Medieval church which is thought to have stood on the same site. It is in perpendicular style, of pinned rubble with wood tracery, and a battlemented west tower with a belfry. The tower is of four stages, with slender buttresses at each corner topped by tall gabled pinnacles. The church incorporates fragments of the earlier church including a 1704 belfry, a 1763 weathervane, and a 1759 Mowat bell. There is also a watch house.
The church is surrounded by a large graveyard, extended in the 20th Century to incorporate a war memorial (MAB26577). The churchyard contains 22 Commonwealth war graves of the First and Second World Wars.
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL, , TORRY CHURCHES TRAIL: A GUIDE TO TORRY'S CHURCHES, undated (Bibliographic reference). SAB7919.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW57;
- NRHE Numlink: 112963;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW0939;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB19945 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/112963 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB7919 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL. . TORRY CHURCHES TRAIL: A GUIDE TO TORRY'S CHURCHES. undated.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 10 2026 11:16PM
