Building record MAB7264 - ST GERARDINE'S CHURCH, ST GERARDINE'S ROAD, LOSSIEMOUTH
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Summary
Former church, no longer in ecclesiastical use.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 37611
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2326 7054 (76m by 77m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ27SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Drainie |
Type and Period (8)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COLUMN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GATE PIER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- PLAQUE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Former church, no longer in ecclesiastical use. L-plan range combining church and ancillary buildings on east facing hilltop site. Designed by Sir John J. Burnet and built between 1899-1903. Church terminates at east with square 2-storey tower. Harled exterior with tooled ashlar dressings. Substantial gabled entrance porch abuts south elevation of tower with high round-headed entrance closed by double-leaf wooden doors. Two further entrances in east facing ancillary range. Wide 3-light windows close to eaves. Round-headed louvred bipartites in each face of 2nd stage of tower with long and short detailing and nook shafts, corbelled wallhead, squat red tiled spire with weather-cock. Long and short detailing to all windows, some round-headed and all small with lattice-pane glazing. Red tile roofs. Freestanding column from former Drainie parish Church, with Corinthian detailing to damaged capital and carved base, set to east of ancillary wing. Column stands on square granite base. Church surround by low rubble walls. Main entrance flanked by square rubble tooled ashlar gatepiers with flat caps and substantial end piers with squat conical finials. Within the church are bronze war memorials, for World War I and World War II. Monumental inscriptions within the church have been recorded by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group. These include a memorial, removed from the first church of Drainie, to members of the Gordon family. Also a plaque commemorating the Stotfield Disaster 1806 in which 21 people lost their lives at sea during a storm.
Period Notes
Listed 26/01/1971
MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP, 2011, MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: LOSSIEMOUTH CEMETERY AND OTHER LOCAL MEMORIALS (Bibliographic reference). SAB7653.
Sep 6 2014 , AAS-GR-14-09-111 - 125, AAS-GR-14-09-111 - 125 (Ground Photograph). SAB35338.
Sep 6 2014 , AAS-GR-14-09-238 - 303, AAS-GR-14-09-238 - 303 (Ground Photograph). SAB35544.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 37611;
- NMR Card Number: NJ27SW48;
- NRHE Numlink: 159226;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ27SW0109;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB37611 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/159226 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB35338 Ground Photograph: Sep 6 2014 . AAS-GR-14-09-111 - 125. Digital. AAS-GR-14-09-111 - 125.
- --- SAB35544 Ground Photograph: Sep 6 2014 . AAS-GR-14-09-238 - 303. Digital. AAS-GR-14-09-238 - 303.
- --- SAB7653 Bibliographic reference: MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP. 2011. MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: LOSSIEMOUTH CEMETERY AND OTHER LOCAL MEMORIALS.
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Record last edited
Nov 17 2025 3:01PM
