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Remains of a church and graveyard that were largely destroyed when the airfield (NJ26NW0045) was built. It was a typical post-reformation church, with the church to the north of the cemetery. The site was chosen in 1651 and although the walls had been built to ‘above the height of the doors’ by 1655, work was halted in 1656, and the first service was not held in the church until April 1677. The kirkyard wall was added between 1794 and 1816. There were interior panels taken in 1821 to be re-used in the entrance hall at Gordonstoun House (NJ16NE0006). Following the move in 1825 to a second Drainie Church (NJ26NW0077), this old kirk fell into ruin. It is depicted as in ruins on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. Parts of the ruins were in existence in 1952, but were demolished at about this time, and the churchyard lowered by circa 3 feet. The church and individual graves are still occasionally visible as cropmarks. They are clearly visible on vertical aerial photographs taken in 1976 and 1988. The gravestones have been recorded by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group.
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NJ16NE0013 - DRAINIE CHURCH