Moray HER - NJ33NW0004 - MORTLACH PARISH CHURCH

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Date Built
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD)	A	100	566
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	B	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	C	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	D	100
11th Century	E	100
13th Century	F	100
16th Century	G	100
17th Century	H	100
18th Century	I	100
19th Century	J	100	1826
19th Century	K	100	1850
19th Century	L	100	1892
20th Century	M	100

Period Notes

Monastery built in circa 566. Church is extended in 1010, and is a rectangular plan church by the 13th century. There is an effigy from circa 1550, and a mural monument from 1694. It was re-roofed in 1707, The North aisle added in 1826 and the church as it is now was mainly built in 1849-50. The North aisle was extended in 1876, and in 1891-2 the West aisle is added, as is a stained glass window and the square tower. There is further stained glass from circa 1918. The church is restored and re-cast in 1930-1. Listed designation was given on 22/02/1972, and it was changed from a B listing to an A listing on 09/11/1987.

Architect Details

John Faid, designer of the mural monument, 1694; Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, architect, 1876; James Souttar, architect, 1891-2; Gordon and Watt, Aberdeen, stained glass, 1891-2; Douglas Strachan, stained glass, circa 1918; Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and Son, architect 1930-1.