Building record MAB31005 - ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL, MAR LODGE ESTATE
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Summary
Chapel, designed by A Marshall Mackenzie, circa 1895, to the north-east of Mar Lodge (NO08NE0003).
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 50768
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 0966 8997 (23m by 23m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO08NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crathie and Braemar |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Chapel, designed by A Marshall Mackenzie, circa 1895, to the north-east of Mar Lodge (NO08NE0003). A small, 3-bay aisleless, neo-Romanesque chapel built of squared and coursed rubble. Steeply pitched rounded arch entrance porch to the southwest with a timber boarded 2-leaf door, decorative ironmongery. The chapel has small round-arched windows, timber diamond lattice trellising to the north elevation, a single lancet light to the west gable elevation and a rounded light to the east gable with Celtic cross finial above. Steeply pitched red tiled roof with ridge caps and ashlar coping to gable ends, with a pair of triangular ventilators near the ridge to the north. The interior has a stone floored sanctuary, timber boards to rest of church. Ornate altar furnishings including timber reredos with painted panels and altar hangings. Funerary monuments to Duke and Duchess of Fife in front of altar. Exposed hammerbeam roof. The chapel contains two Commonwealth war graves.
Period Notes
Listed 22/11/1972. Circa 1895.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 50768;
- NMR Card Number: NO08NE 12.00;
- NRHE Numlink: 77391;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO08NE0055;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB50768 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77391 (Mar Lodge - trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2026 1:16PM
