Building record MAB29994 - ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH, ST COMBS
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Summary
Remains of a church and associated graveyard.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 11116
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0564 6316 (45m by 47m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK06SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Lonmay |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Remains of a church and associated graveyard. The medieval church of St Combs (St Columba) was abandoned in 1608 when a new church was built 2 miles further inland. All that remains is part of the west gable, pierced by a small square-headed window and a fragment of the north wall. Some 18th and a few early 19th Century gravestones survive in the churchyard. The graveyard also contains the Commonwealth war grave of J. Wilson, Royal Naval Reserve, who died 4 March 1919. Site visit in September 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey noted additional fragments of north wall remaining. No gravestones obviously of 18th century date were observed.
Period Notes
Medieval church of uncertain date. Some 18th & a few early 19thC gravestones in churchyard. Abandoned in 1607-8 for the new kirk at Lonmay.
MACGIBBON, T, 1896, ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1, 228 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1141.
SCOTT, H., 1915-2000, FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE, 587 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1621.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14470 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Apr 11 2013 , AAS-GR-13-04-008-024, AAS-GR-13-04-008-024 (Ground Photograph). SAB13383.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, LONMAY 42 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Oct 9 1997 , AAS/97/12/CT, AAS/97/12/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16824.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0291;
- HAMP Asset: HA5518;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 11116;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NK06SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 21121;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK06SE0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11116 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21121 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1141 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, T. 1896. ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1. N. Y. 228.
- --- SAB13383 Ground Photograph: Apr 11 2013 . AAS-GR-13-04-008-024. Digital. AAS-GR-13-04-008-024.
- --- SAB1621 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT, H.. 1915-2000. FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE. Y. 587.
- --- SAB16824 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 9 1997 . AAS/97/12/CT. Colour Negative. AAS/97/12/CT.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. LONMAY 42.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14470.
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Record last edited
Jan 3 2025 4:34PM
