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Rescobie Parish church, still in ecclesiastical use, and two former manses, in residential use. The church was built in 1820 on the site of a previous church, and the manses were built in 1779 and 1837. The rubble walls of the graveyard were rebuilt in the 19th century, and the church had the interior remodelled in the late-19th century. There was a standing stone in the graveyard (NO55SW0009). On the 1st edition OS map the church is shown as rectangular, with small shallow projections on the north and south elevations. There are two L-plan buildings to the north-west of the church. The one closest to the church is depicted as the manse, and there is another small L-plan building to the north of it. On the 2nd edition OS map there is a rectangular building added to the north of the church. The manse would appear to have moved to the further away building, and the L-plan building to the north of the former manse has been altered to rectangular. Current maps show the graveyard has been extended to the plot across the road to the north-east, which previously had two rectangular buildings in it. The church is small, oblong and gothic, and is constructed of rubble with a slate roof and a belfry. There is a 17th century mural monument on the south wall. It has an oak ceiling, and a single-manual pipe organ by Millar of Dundee. The rubble enclosing walls have plain ashlar gatepiers, and there are examples of carved gravestones within the graveyard, the oldest dating to 1616. Rescobie Parish War Memorial is located within the graveyard, It is a granite obelisk on a stepped plinth, and commemorates those from the parish who died in the First and Second World Wars. A full transcription of the memorial is held in the AAS Digital Archive. The former manse closest to the church is single-storey, and comprises of a small steading and beadle's house. The apex stone is dated 1779, but it has since been altered. The other former manse was built in 1837, and is a plain two-storey symmetrical house constructed from dressed rubble with a slate roof. There are 18th century classic V-jointed ashlar gatepiers with moulded caps and bases at this manse, with later flanking rubble walls.
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