Building record MAB33151 - PARISH CHURCH, KIRKTON OF KINGOLDRUM
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Summary
Parish church, no longer in ecclesiastical use, built in 1840 on the site of earlier churches.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 11412
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3341 5502 (86m by 73m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO35NW |
| Civil Parish | Kingoldrum |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (14)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- COFFIN (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS SLAB (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- Graveyard (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- Belfry (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS SLAB (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- MAUSOLEUM (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- GRAVE (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- GRAVE (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
- GRAVESTONE (Early Medieval to Modern - 400 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Parish church, no longer in ecclesiastical use, built in 1840 on the site of earlier churches. The church of Kingoldrum is first recorded in 1178, and it was given to Arbroath Abbey around 1211-4. During the building of the current church, three sculpted stones were found in the walls of the old church, and they were donated to the NAMS in 1878. There is now no trace of any earlier church. The present church is a small oblong gothic rubble-built church with a slate roof, pinnacled belfry and projecting porches. The interior was remodelled in 1960. It is set within an irregular graveyard. To the south of the church is the Farquharson Mausoleum, built in circa 1850 and shown on the 1st edition OS map. It is a small ashlar mausoleum built in a classic style. It is pilastered, and has a projecting centre bay and an urn finial. The three carved stones consist of a Class II Pictish cross-slab, a slab with a cross carved in relief on one face and a part of a slab with a representation of the Crucifixion on one face and part of a Maltese cross on the other. A coffin-cover bearing an incised wheel-headed cross, which formerly lay in the churchyard, has been set up against the south wall of the church. There have also been cists and various other objects found in the graveyard (see NO35NW0004, NO35NW0005 and NO35NW0006). A Level 1 Standing Building Survey was carried out in November 2017 by Cameron Archaeology prior to proposed conversion. The churchyard contains the Commonwealth war grave of Aircraftman David Stewart, RAF Volunteer Reserve.
Period Notes
The church and mausoleum were listed on 15/01/1980. A church of Kingoldrum is first recorded in 1178, and given to Arbroath Abbey around 1211-4. The current church was built in 1840, and the interior remodelled in 1960. The mausoleum was built in circa 1850.
AN/3405/PO, AN/3405/PO (Photograph). SAB29068.
B/18294, B/18294 (Photograph). SAB29071.
B/18294, B/18294 (Photograph). SAB29073.
B/28860/PO, B/28860/PO (Photograph). SAB29069.
C/30598, C/30598 (Photograph). SAB21282.
C/30599, C/30599 (Photograph). SAB23774.
C/30600, C/30600 (Photograph). SAB23775.
C/30601, C/30601 (Photograph). SAB21283.
C/85004/CS, C/85004/CS (Photograph). SAB29066.
D/08548, D/08548 (Photograph). SAB29070.
D/08588, D/08588 (Photograph). SAB29067.
D/08592, D/08592 (Photograph). SAB29074.
D/08592, D/08592 (Photograph). SAB29072.
MS/329, MS/329 (Photograph). SAB23776.
NSA, 1845, [Untitled], Vol. 11, (Forfar), 618 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6205.
Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9249.
Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 15, 28, 39 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9247.
Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 39 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9250.
PSAS, 1878, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 12, 615 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10347.
Warden, A J, 1880-5, [Untitled], Vol. 4, 27-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10064.
ALLEN, J. R., 1903, THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND, pt. 3, 226, 257-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12008.
SCOTT, H, 1915-61, FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE: THE SUCCESSION OF MINISTERS IN THE PARISH CHURCHES OF SCOTLAND, Vol. 5, 265 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9778.
HAY, G, 1957, THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REFORMATION CHURCHES, 1560-1843, 246 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11872.
Cowan, I B, 1967, Scot Rec Soc 93, 113 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11646.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, No. 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8975.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, No. 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8976.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, No. 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8973.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, No. 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8974.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, No.148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8977.
RCAHMS, 1984, [Untitled], 10, No. 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9345.
Ritchie, J N G, 1985, [Untitled], 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9294.
Henderson, I, 1986, Brit Archaeol Rep Brit Ser 152, 90 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12066.
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 56-57 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2017, PARISH KIRK, KIRKTON OF KINGOLDRUM, KIRRIEMUIR: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY, L1 SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB6868.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2019, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 19, 2018, p. 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6524.
Author unknown, n.d., THE COURIER, 07/11/15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4000.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 11412;
- NMR Card Number: NO35NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 32254;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO35NW0003;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB11412 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/32254 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (36)
- --- SAB10064 Bibliographic reference: Warden, A J. 1880-5. [Untitled]. Vol. 4, 27-8.
- --- SAB10347 Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1878. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 12. 615.
- --- SAB11646 Bibliographic reference: Cowan, I B. 1967. Scot Rec Soc 93. 113.
- --- SAB11872 Bibliographic reference: HAY, G. 1957. THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REFORMATION CHURCHES, 1560-1843. 246.
- --- SAB12008 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, J. R.. 1903. THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND. Y. pt. 3, 226, 257-8.
- --- SAB12066 Bibliographic reference: Henderson, I. 1986. Brit Archaeol Rep Brit Ser 152. 90.
- --- SAB21282 Photograph: C/30598. . C/30598.
- --- SAB21283 Photograph: C/30601. . C/30601.
- --- SAB23774 Photograph: C/30599. . C/30599.
- --- SAB23775 Photograph: C/30600. . C/30600.
- --- SAB23776 Photograph: MS/329. . MS/329.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 56-57.
- --- SAB29066 Photograph: C/85004/CS. C/85004/CS.
- --- SAB29067 Photograph: D/08588. D/08588.
- --- SAB29068 Photograph: AN/3405/PO. AN/3405/PO.
- --- SAB29069 Photograph: B/28860/PO. B/28860/PO.
- --- SAB29070 Photograph: D/08548. D/08548.
- --- SAB29071 Photograph: B/18294. B/18294.
- --- SAB29072 Photograph: D/08592. D/08592.
- --- SAB29073 Photograph: B/18294. B/18294.
- --- SAB29074 Photograph: D/08592. D/08592.
- --- SAB4000 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE COURIER. 07/11/15.
- --- SAB6205 Bibliographic reference: NSA. 1845. [Untitled]. Vol. 11, (Forfar), 618.
- --- SAB6524 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2019. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 19, 2018. p. 26.
- --- SAB6868 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2017. PARISH KIRK, KIRKTON OF KINGOLDRUM, KIRRIEMUIR: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY. L1 SBS.
- --- SAB8973 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, No. 148.
- --- SAB8974 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, No. 148.
- --- SAB8975 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, No. 148.
- --- SAB8976 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, No. 148.
- --- SAB8977 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, No.148.
- --- SAB9247 Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 15, 28, 39.
- --- SAB9249 Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 15.
- --- SAB9250 Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 39.
- --- SAB9294 Bibliographic reference: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. [Untitled]. 16.
- --- SAB9345 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1984. [Untitled]. 10, No. 24.
- --- SAB9778 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT, H. 1915-61. FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTICANAE: THE SUCCESSION OF MINISTERS IN THE PARISH CHURCHES OF SCOTLAND. Vol. 5, 265.
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Record last edited
Jun 30 2022 3:58PM
