Building record MAB8992 - ENZIE SOUTH PARISH CHURCH
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Summary
Former church, converted to use as a crematorium in the 1990s.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 15535
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3965 6170 (41m by 27m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ36SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rathven |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Former church, converted to use as a crematorium in the 1990s. The church was built between 1886-1887 in a Gothic style by A. Marshall Mackenzie of Matthews and Mackenzie, Aberdeen. It replaced a previous chapel of ease on the same site, built in 1785, that had become unsafe.
The church is constructed from rubble, with tooled ashlar dressings. A centre pointed-headed entrance in the east gable is flanked by plate-traceried windows under a continuous hoodmould with ball flower stops. There are double leaf plank doors with decorative cast iron hinges, a large hoodmoulded wheel window in the gable above the entrance, and an apex bellcote. The long north and south elevations are 4-bay and lit by 3-light cusped windows under pointed-headed hoodmoulds. There is lattice pane glazing, and a low pulvinated string course encircles the church. There are squat clasping buttresses, rhones supported by masked brackets, and slate roofs. There is a projecting rear vestry with a canted west gable, with each face lit by triple cusped lights and a moulded and pointed headed entrance to the north and south of the vestry.
HOWAT, AJ, 1901, CHURCHES IN MORAY, 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB729.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ36SE41;
- NRHE Numlink: 94016;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ36SE0036;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15535 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/94016 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB729 Bibliographic reference: HOWAT, AJ. 1901. CHURCHES IN MORAY. Y. 24.
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Record last edited
Jul 26 2026 9:48PM
