Angus HER - NO33NW0011 - AUCHTERHOUSE PARISH CHURCH

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Date Built	Date of Destruction
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	C	100
13th Century	D	100
15th Century	E	100	1426
17th Century	F	100		1630
17th Century	G	100	1630
18th Century	H	100	1775
19th Century	I	100
20th Century	J	100

Period Notes

A church of Auchterhouse is recorded in 1275, but there is a church definitely on this site built in 1426. This was demolished and rebuilt in 1630. This was then rebuilt in 1775 using the same stones. There is an Act of Parliament clock from circa 1797. A bell in inscribed 'Parish of Auchterhouse 1834'. A lean-to was added between 1860 and 1900. The interior was recast in 1881 and refurnished in 1910, at which time repair work was also carried out. There are memorial windows for the ministers who served between 1878 and 1912, and 1912 and 1942. There is also a World War II mural memorial. There are 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century tombstones. It was listed on 11/06/1971.

Architect Details

Robert Blackadder - 1881; James W Mackison - 1910; Act of Parliament clock by James Ivory, Dundee; A L Russell - memorial stained glass window for Kieverent J Kirkland Camerson (minister between 1912 and 1942).