Aberdeenshire HER - NJ62NW0006 - CHRIST'S KIRK

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ62NW0006
Name	CHRIST'S KIRK
NMRS Card No.	NJ62NW7
NMRS Numlink	18168
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of church. The church was said to have been given to the Abbey of Lindores before 1195. Some stones from church were used in the building of farm outbuildings nearby (NJ62NW0071). The disused graveyard is enclosed by a tumbled stone wall. Only a few gravestones remain, mostly 18th century.
Last Update	16/02/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 6055 2680

Easting: 338170, Northing: 814310

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CHURCHYARDS			D	100
CHURCHES		REMAINS OF	A	100
GRAVEYARDS		DISUSED	B	100
STONES	GRAVE		C	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category C
Scheduled (under AM + Arch Area Act 1979)

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
PUB	PUB-GR-13-06-001 - 004	Ground	Colour Negative	22/08/1993

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01105	EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2	A JERVISE	1879			EDINBURGH	8-10
02007	FASTI ECCLESIAE SCOTIANA	H SCOTT	1926		Y		132
02093	EARLDOM OF MAR	WD SIMPSON	1949			ABERDEEN	11-3
02283	OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT		1799			Edinburgh	No13(1794) 66

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	205
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	E
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Ecclesiastic
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length	22.5
Width	7.5
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
18th Century	C	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Church mentioned in old taxation in c1275; name mentioned in 1574, two gravestones dated 1716 & 1767.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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