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Church and graveyard, dedicated to St Michael, built on the site of an earlier church which was the ancient church of Ogstown. The name was applied to a church falling into decay and re-erected as a mausoleum in 1705. The mausoleum was built entirely new in 1705 by Dame Elizabeth Dunbar in memory of her husband, Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, on the site of the original church, re-using material from it. There is no sign of any former building now visible. It was restored, and the interior refurbished, by architect John Kinross in 1900-01 for Lady (Florence) Gordon Cumming. It is a small Gothic ashlar 3-bay church, with large mounted windows that have elaborate Y-tracery in the east and west gables. The central south door has flanking windows with Y-tracery and deeply moulded architraves. The reveals have half-round and fillet moulding that is decorated with stars and roses. There is a continuous string course dropped under the cills. There are square clear glass quarries, flat moulded skews and a steeply pitched West Highland slate roof with a stone ridge and apex urns. The interior is panelled throughout, dating to the 1900-01 refurbishment. There are various mural memorials, including one to Sir Robert Gordon, who died 1704, which was possibly carved by John Faid, Elgin, and also memorials to previous and subsequent Gordons and Gordon Cummings. The floor is chequered black and white marble. The altar was moved to the west end of the church to increase the seating accommodation. The graveyard is surrounded by simple stone walls with low, coped, square dressed rubble gatepiers to the east and west entrances. Western gatepiers have inset re-used 17th century carved detailing. The present church is used as the chapel for Gordonstoun School (NJ16NE0006). The Ogston Market Cross (NJ16NE0011) also stands within the churchyard. A survey of gravestones and monumental inscriptions in the graveyard was carried out by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group.
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NJ16NE0012 - MICHAEL KIRK, GORDONSTOUN