Moray HER - NJ12SW0006 - KIRKMICHAEL PARISH CHURCH

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Primary ReferenceNJ12SW0006
NameKIRKMICHAEL PARISH CHURCH
NRHE Card No.NJ12SW36
NRHE Numlink 224015
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 8922
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Kirkmichael Parish Church, built in 1807 to replace an earlier church (NJ12SW0009). It occupies the site of the earlier medieval church, the screen of which is built into wall of churchyard. There is a medieval dedication to St Michael the Archangel. Considerable alterations took place in 1907, with the interior re-arranged. There was further renovation in 1951 by architect Colonel Alexander Cattanach, after considerable damage by fire in 1950. It is a simple rectangular church, built from coursed rubble with tooled dressings. There are four round-headed windows in the South elevation with iron shutter hinges. There is a projecting gabled porch in the centre East gable, with a former gallery window above and small re-set stone mask in the gablet. There is a bellcote at the West gable apex, and a slate roof re-using roofing materials from the former Free Church, Craggan. There is a re-cast interior, with re-used pews and fittings from the former Free Church, Craggan, and a 1951 pulpit and Minister's chair. There is a graveyard with a rubble walled enclosure, with 19th and 20th century tombstones, some of which are made from local slate. A pair of simple gatepiers flank the entrance. The graveyard includes monuments to Rev Grant who served with the Lovat Scouts and was wounded in the South African War. Also a monument to Rev William Stuart, a missionary in Cape Colony, whose wife Jeanie is recorded by an inscription in the Bantu language from her 'faithful Africans' and the 'versatile'. Other monuments include those to the Dey family, ministers, academics and founders of an 'emporium' in Upper New York State. St Michael's Cross (NJ12SW0001) is also within the graveyard. Monumental inscriptions within the churchyard have been recorded by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group.
Last Update18/01/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerIAGS
Date of Compilation01/09/1979

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CHAPELS SITE OFA90
CHURCHESPARISH B100
SCREENSALTAR C100
CHURCHYARDS  D100
DRESSINGSTOOLED I100
ROOFSSLATE J100
PEWS RE-USEDK100
GRAVEYARDSWALLED L100
WALLSRUBBLE M100
TOMBSTONESSLATE N100
PORCHES GABLEDO100
WINDOWS GALLERYP100
MASKSSTONE Q100
GRAVEYARDS  H100
WINDOWS ROUND-HEADEDE100
PORCHES PROJECTINGF100
BELLCOTES  G100