Aberdeenshire HER - NJ42NE0120 - RHYNIE PARISH CHURCH, THE SQUARE, RHYNIE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ42NE0120
NameRHYNIE PARISH CHURCH, THE SQUARE, RHYNIE
NMRS Card No.NJ42NE114
NMRS Numlink112870
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Parish church built 1823, the tower and spire added 1899. Designed by R Duncan. T-shaped building with detached octagonal tower and slated spire. Clock bell and spire presented to village by James Symon of Melbourne. Built of large coursed blocks of granite with tooled pink granite window and door surrounds, the later tower has smaller blocks and ashlar surrounds. The roof is of slate with two small triangular dormer vents in each side. Inside the church is a World War I wooden burial cross, which originally marked the grave at Vailly Soissons of Lt CG Gordon.
Last Update15/08/2017

National Grid Reference: NJ 4978 2715


Easting: 388800, Northing: 788100

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Event Details


Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1998   RCMRCM 

Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

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Palynology 
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CROSSESWORLD WAR I B100
CHURCHESPARISH A100

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National Status

Regional Status


Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
RCMA 23441 (1976) Ground Black & White  

Bibliographic Detail


Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Rhynie
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Bespoke
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints
Altitude185
Geology 
Topography Flat
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Aspect 2
Current Land Use
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Built 1823; tower, additons and alterations 1889; 12thC font.

Architect Details

Architect Details R Duncan, architect 1889.

Maritime Archaeology

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