Building record MAB29816 - ST FERGUS PARISH CHURCH
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Summary
Church, built on site of earlier church.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 16531
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0931 5196 (55m by 34m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK05SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | St. Fergus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Church, built on site of earlier church. The earliest recorded church on this site dates to the 17th Century. There is now no trace of this church apart from a few dated stones built into the modern church built on same site. Three date stones are built into the east gable of the present church: 1616, 1763 and 1869. Designed by James Matthews 1868-9, the church is a plain gothic T-plan building, harled with grey granite margins. It has re-entrant porches on the West and South elevations. The bellcote atop the West gable dates from 1644, and has triangular pediments on the East and West faces and semi-circular pediments n the North and South faces, and houses a bell dated 1836 (Abernethy).
Period Notes
Stones bear dates of 1616, 1763 and 1869; bellcote dated 1644; works carried out 1868-9.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 214 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
EELES, F. C., 1958, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE, PSAS 91(1957-8) 84-111, 103-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB443.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 27/06/89- photo (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16531;
- NMR Card Number: NK05SE5;
- NRHE Numlink: 21109;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK05SE0007;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16531 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21109 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 27/06/89- photo.
- --- SAB443 Bibliographic reference: EELES, F. C.. 1958. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE, PSAS 91(1957-8) 84-111. Y. 103-4.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 214.
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2024 3:40PM
