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Summary

Description

CHURCH: roofless rubble shell incorporating fragments of medieval church orientated to E and including 2 lancet windows in N wall. Church lengthened in 1570 (site of former chancel identified by 1590 extant mural tomb), the Craigston (S) aisle added 1619. Portion of former aisless nave now occupied by Grant Duff mausoleum, constructed 1850 to design by Alexander Reid, A & W Reid, Elgin, architects. W gable with copy (1989) of 1619 carved bird cage bellcote housing 1755 Mowat bell: round-headed doorway with former gallery window above.

Small ogee-headed plaque over doorway initialled MWG.

GRANT DUFF MAUSOLEUM: Alexander Reid, Elgin, 1850. Rectangular in Gothic style incorporating old church walls as N and S return gables. Centre west entrance with moulded shouldered lintel and jambs; crocketted gable; end gable stiff leaf carved apex finial at N, missing S.

CRAIGSTON AISLE: 1619, S aisle or transept, entered by round-headed doorway in W wall with Urquhart armorial above. Urquhart of Craigston burial enclosure against S aisle wall and fronted by spearhead railings.

WALLED BURIAL GROUND: roughly square enclosed by rubble walls. 16th-19th century mural memorials and tombstones, many of excellent quality.

FORMER MURAL TOMB: 1590, formerly in N chancel wall and still on original site. Round-headed with moulded, filletted surround and carved thistles formerly housing table tomb of Beatrix Innes of Auchintoul, Lady Cromarty, died 1590. Worn inscription.

GATEWAY: 1621. Round-headed arched tooled rubble entrance surmounted by carved finialled gable. 1621 datestone on outer face; also armorial with motto 'I hope' duplicated on inner face of archway. Roll-moulded jambs. Pair cast-iron gates.

Statement of Special Interest

Church disused from 1848. Beatrix Innes of Auchintoul, Lady Cromarty, was the mother of John Urquhart, builder of Craigston Castle. Mausoleum within church built by James Cunninghame Grant Duff of Eden, died 1858. Old church renovated 1989 by Banff and Buchan District Council at cost of £11,000.

Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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