Building record MAB6577 - KINNEDDAR CHURCH
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Summary
Graveyard and site of church.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2233 6961 (90m by 84m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Drainie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Graveyard and site of church. A mound in the centre of the graveyard marks the site of the church which went out of use in 1676. Later burials were inserted into the mound and no foundations can be seen. In 1995 a resistivity survey of six 20 m by 20 m grids was undertaken within the graveyard. The site of the former parish church was identified under a prominent mound covered with graves. In this case the cruciform church was represented by areas of low resistance, suggesting that the walls have been heavily robbed. It seems likely that this took place in the later 17th century when the parishes of Ogston and Kinneddar were combined, and a new parish church was erected at Drainie. There is some evidence to suggest that this later church included reused stone from Kinneddar. The graveyard walls contain remnants of 13th century AD walls. Gravestones include early flat stones with memento mori symbols (emblems of mortality) and a few table stones. Many stones refer to people drowned at sea. Within the graveyard is the Commonwealth war grave of Deck Hand James Wood Corstorphine (Royal Naval Reserve) who died on 23 November 1918. A market / mercat cross (NJ26NW0003) stands in the southwest area of the burial ground. Monumental inscriptions within the churchyard have been recorded by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group in 2003 and between 2005 and 2007.
MACDONALD, WR, 1900, PSAS 34(1899-90) 344-429, 408 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1181.
SCOTTISH CASTLE SURVEY, 1995, SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL PALACES PROJECT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3298.
MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP, 2005, THE FORGOTTEN TOMBSTONES OF MORAY: VOLUME 3 BELLIE OLD CHURCHYARD, KINNEDDAR CHURCHYARD, BURGHEAD OLD CHURCHYARD (Bibliographic reference). SAB7664.
MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP, 2008, KINNEDDAR CHURCHYARD MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION UPDATE (Bibliographic reference). SAB7650.
Apr 23 1990 , KA 28-30,32-35, KA 28-30,32-35 (Ground Photograph). SAB33788.
Aug 13 2013 , AAS-GR-13-08-049 - 118, AAS-GR-13-08-049 - 118 (Ground Photograph). SAB35292.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No13(1845) 157 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26NW2;
- NRHE Numlink: 16470;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26NW0026;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16470 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1181 Bibliographic reference: MACDONALD, WR. 1900. PSAS 34(1899-90) 344-429. 408.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No13(1845) 157.
- --- SAB3298 Bibliographic reference: SCOTTISH CASTLE SURVEY. 1995. SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL PALACES PROJECT.
- --- SAB33788 Ground Photograph: Apr 23 1990 . KA 28-30,32-35. Black & White. KA 28-30,32-35.
- --- SAB35292 Ground Photograph: Aug 13 2013 . AAS-GR-13-08-049 - 118. Digital. AAS-GR-13-08-049 - 118.
- --- SAB7650 Bibliographic reference: MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP. 2008. KINNEDDAR CHURCHYARD MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION UPDATE.
- --- SAB7664 Bibliographic reference: MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP. 2005. THE FORGOTTEN TOMBSTONES OF MORAY: VOLUME 3 BELLIE OLD CHURCHYARD, KINNEDDAR CHURCHYARD, BURGHEAD OLD CHURCHYARD.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey - KINNEDDAR CHURCH (EAB3884)
- Event - Survey: Measured Survey - KINNEDDAR CHURCH (EAB10535)
- Event - Survey: Measured Survey - KINNEDDAR CHURCH (EAB10536)
- Event - Survey: Measured Survey - KINNEDDAR CHURCH (EAB10537)
- Event - Survey: Measured Survey - KINNEDDAR CHURCH (EAB10538)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2024 11:53AM
