Building record MAB34145 - GLENMUICK PARISH CHURCH, BALLATER
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Summary
Ecclesiastical building in use as such.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 21828
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3698 9576 (47m by 41m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO39NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Glenmuick Parish Church is a striking landmark in the central square in Ballater and is an important part of the streetscape. It was also the place around which the town developed and is a crucial element in Ballater's history. Designed by J Russell Mackenzie 1873-4, it is rectangular in plan, in the Victorian Gothic style, with church hall at the west. It has a distinctive canted entrance porch, 4-bay aisles to north and south and a simple, largely unaltered interior. Constructed of squared, coursed pink and grey granite. The present church replaced an earlier simple building with a wooden steeple, built to accommodate the population of Glengairn, Tullich and Glenmuick parishes and consecrated in 1800. As Ballater grew, the older church was deemed not to be sufficiently in keeping with the more prosperous town and the present church was built.
EELES, FC, 1957, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60, pp. 135-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB490.
Feb 10 2011 , AAS/2011/1 DG3033, AAS/2011/1 DG3033 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13357.
Sep 28 1988 , HW 34, HW 34 (Ground Photograph). SAB33570.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 21828;
- NMR Card Number: NO39NE75;
- NRHE Numlink: 181912;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO39NE0111;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21828 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/181912 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB13357 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 10 2011 . AAS/2011/1 DG3033. Digital. AAS/2011/1 DG3033.
- --- SAB33570 Ground Photograph: Sep 28 1988 . HW 34. Black & White. HW 34.
- --- SAB490 Bibliographic reference: EELES, FC. 1957. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60. Y. pp. 135-6.
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2025 2:35PM
