Building record MAB34792 - KIRKBUDDO
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Summary
Site of a church, and a graveyard within rubble-built enclosing walls with rounded copes.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 10989
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 4933 4325 (34m by 33m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO44SE |
| Civil Parish | Inverarity |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (7)
- VAULT (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- GATE (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCH (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- Graveyard (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- FONT (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS SLAB (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- CROSS (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Site of a church, and a graveyard within rubble-built enclosing walls with rounded copes. The walls average five feet (1.5 metres) high, and date from 1822. There is a pair of spearheaded gates at the same height as the wall. From the 1st edition OS map (1859) to the present, there is an unroofed building shown to the North-East of the graveyard. The church itself was medieval, and was a rectory belonging to Guthrie church. The exact date of its suppression during the Reformation is not known, but it was probably demolished at the same time. There is now no trace of the church, but an area of elevated land with no gravestones at the centre of the enclosure appears to be a likely site. There are two medieval stones recorded in the graveyard, one of which has a cross and shaft carved on it, described as a Celtic cross by Atkinson in 1988. A font has also previously been recorded on the site, but a visit in 1988 could not find it. The graveyard is possibly still in use, with a burial from the 1960s found by a survey in 2011 by SCHR. The site is also known as Carbuddo.
Period Notes
The church was medieval, and was suppressed, and presumably demolished, at some point during the Reformation. The present graveyard walls date from 1822, and the latest recorded burial is from the 1960s. It was listed on 15/01/1980.
OSA, 1791-9, [Untitled], VOL 8, 329 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9559.
Jervise, A, 1853, [Untitled], 298 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11923.
Warden, A J, 1880-5, [Untitled], VOL 3, 394 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10099.
Cowan, I B, 1967, Scot Rec Soc 93, 118 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11650.
Atkinson, N, 1988, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11021.
RCAHMS, 2003, EARLY MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE IN ANGUS COUNCIL MUSEUMS (Bibliographic reference). SAB1613.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 10989;
- NMR Card Number: NO44SE16;
- NRHE Numlink: 33613;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO44SE0016;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB10989 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/33613 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB10099 Bibliographic reference: Warden, A J. 1880-5. [Untitled]. VOL 3, 394.
- --- SAB11021 Bibliographic reference: Atkinson, N. 1988. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 26.
- --- SAB11650 Bibliographic reference: Cowan, I B. 1967. Scot Rec Soc 93. 118.
- --- SAB11923 Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1853. [Untitled]. 298.
- --- SAB1613 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 2003. EARLY MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE IN ANGUS COUNCIL MUSEUMS.
- --- SAB9559 Bibliographic reference: OSA. 1791-9. [Untitled]. VOL 8, 329.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Oct 11 2016 3:44PM
