Building record MAB29682 - ST MARY'S CHAPEL, RATTRAY
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Summary
Remains of chapel and associated graveyard.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 3303
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0850 5752 (50m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK05NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crimond |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of chapel and associated graveyard. The chapel is rectangular in plan, measuring internally 13.7 m (45 ft) east-west by 5.7 m (18 ft 9 in) north-south with walls 0.9 m (3 ft) thick. It is roughly built of rubble robbed of its dressings. Mentioned 1214 and 1233 it was possibly built in the late 12th Century, when according to the New Statistical Account it was the private chapel of the nearby castle (NK05NE0004), within the Burgh of Rattray (NK05NE0003). The gables are nearly entire with the east gable having three lancet windows with some red sandstone keystones left. A considerable portion of the side walls remain. There appear to have been doorways on the north, west and southwest. The old graveyard is still maintained.
Period Notes
Chapel mentioned in 1214 & 1233.
MACGIBBON, T, 1896, ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1, 292 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1141.
MILNE, J, 1901, T BUCHAN FC 5(1898-1901)192-02, 192-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1241.
Jan 1 1977 , AAS/GR/77/CT124, AAS/GR/77/CT124 (Ground Photograph). SAB32504.
Jan 1 1997 , AAS/GR/97/CT177-180, AAS/GR/97/CT177-180 (Ground Photograph). SAB33035.
Jul 2 2015 , AAS-GR015-07-002 - 015, AAS-GR015-07-002 - 015 (Ground Photograph). SAB20890.
Jul 8 1985 , EP 1-23, EP 1-23 (Ground Photograph). SAB15028.
Jul 28 1989 , AAS/89/10/CT2-3,9, AAS/89/10/CT2-3,9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19780.
Jul 28 1989 , AAS/89/10/S31/7,8,13-4, AAS/89/10/S31/7,8,13-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15029.
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL, n.d., ABERDEENSHIRE'S HISTORIC KIRKYARDS: ST MARY'S CHAPEL, RATTRAY, Leaflet (Bibliographic reference). SAB5530.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 27/06/89 - photo (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 11/01/17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Nov 11 1993 , AAS/93/15/G30/31, AAS/93/15/G30/31 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15030.
Oct 29 2013 , AAS-GR-13-10-218 -271, AAS-GR-13-10-218 -271 (Ground Photograph). SAB35250.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0285;
- HAMP Asset: HA0286;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 3303;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NK05NE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 21090;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK05NE0002;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3303 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21090 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (13)
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 27/06/89 - photo.
- --- SAB1141 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, T. 1896. ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1. N. Y. 292.
- --- SAB1241 Bibliographic reference: MILNE, J. 1901. T BUCHAN FC 5(1898-1901)192-02. 192-9.
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 11/01/17.
- --- SAB15028 Ground Photograph: Jul 8 1985 . EP 1-23. Black & White. EP 1-23.
- --- SAB15029 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 28 1989 . AAS/89/10/S31/7,8,13-4. Black & White. AAS/89/10/S31/7,8,13-4.
- --- SAB15030 Air-oblique Photograph: Nov 11 1993 . AAS/93/15/G30/31. Black & White. AAS/93/15/G30/31.
- --- SAB19780 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 28 1989 . AAS/89/10/CT2-3,9. Colour Transparency. AAS/89/10/CT2-3,9.
- --- SAB20890 Ground Photograph: Jul 2 2015 . AAS-GR015-07-002 - 015. Digital. AAS-GR015-07-002 - 015.
- --- SAB32504 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1977 . AAS/GR/77/CT124. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/77/CT124.
- --- SAB33035 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1997 . AAS/GR/97/CT177-180. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/97/CT177-180.
- --- SAB35250 Ground Photograph: Oct 29 2013 . AAS-GR-13-10-218 -271. Digital. AAS-GR-13-10-218 -271.
- --- SAB5530 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL. n.d.. ABERDEENSHIRE'S HISTORIC KIRKYARDS: ST MARY'S CHAPEL, RATTRAY. Leaflet.
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Record last edited
May 2 2024 2:56PM
