Aberdeen City HER - NJ80NE0013 - FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND, KINGSWELLS

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Primary ReferenceNJ80NE0013
NameFRIENDS BURIAL GROUND, KINGSWELLS
NRHE Card No.NJ80NE15
NRHE Numlink 19311
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 15680
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Quaker burial ground, dating from the 17th Century. It was built by Alexander Jaffrey who died in 1673. It is depicted as disused on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. The burial ground is a rectangular dry-walled enclosure, measuring 23.8m by 18m, with a blocked entrance in the East side. There are no gravestones visible. A plaque set into the South side of the enclosure reads: 'Kingswells Quaker Burial Ground : Here were buried a number of Quakers : including : Alexander Jaffrey of Kingswells : Provost of Aberdeen 1673 : Sarah Cant his spouse 1673 : James Forbes of Bervie 1682 : Alexander Skene of Newtyle : Baille of Aberdeen 1693 : Andrew Jaffrey : 4th Laird of Kingswells 1726 : Robert Melvin Weaver 1808'. The burial ground is no longer in use.
Last Update18/01/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ENCLOSURES  B100
PLAQUES  C100
BURIAL-GROUNDS QUAKERA100