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Church and graveyard, still ecclesiastical in use, built in 1790-1 by Samuel Bell, architect, on the site of its predecessor. It is also known as 'Forfar East and Old Parish Church'. The Church or Chapel of Forfar was founded in 1241 on this site, and dedicated to St James the Great. Reid (1902) surmised that the cruciform structure at that time may be identical with the medieval erection. The church retains the Gerhart Meyer Bell from 1656, and the graveyard contains monuments from the 18th century onwards. The spire was added to the church in 1813-14 by Patrick Brown to Samuel Bell's design, there were additions and alterations in 1836 by James Brewster and again in 1881 by John Carver. It is shown on the 1st edition OS map as a rectangular building with projections on the east and west ends. There is a rectangular structure shown within the graveyard to the south of the church. On the 2nd edition OS map the church has been extended to the north, and the projection on the east end has been extended to the south. The rectangular structure to the south is shown as unroofed. The church was originally a plain gothic rectangular building constructed from coursed rubble, with a four-window south flank. On the west end is the classic ashlar spire. It is 150 feet (46 metres) high, with a Roman-Doric doorpiece and gothic openings at the upper levels. The tower is inscribed 'founded 1813 finished 1814 Patrick Brown, architect'. Nineteen masons marks, of seven different masons, have recorded by the Masons' Marks Project.
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NO45SE0018 - FORFAR PARISH CHURCH