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Saint Palladius's Episcopal Church, Drumtochty

A Category A Listed Building in Fordoun, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.9093 / 56°54'33"N

Longitude: -2.482 / 2°28'55"W

OS Eastings: 370743

OS Northings: 779874

OS Grid: NO707798

Mapcode National: GBR X4.M870

Mapcode Global: WH8QK.VL8M

Plus Code: 9C8VWG59+P5

Entry Name: Saint Palladius's Episcopal Church, Drumtochty

Listing Name: St Palladius Episcopal Church, Drumtochty

Listing Date: 18 August 1972

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341925

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9634

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Drumtochty, Saint Palladius's Episcopal Church

ID on this website: 200341925

Location: Fordoun

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Mearns

Parish: Fordoun

Traditional County: Kincardineshire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

Arthur Clyne (Pirie & Clyne) 1885. Ornate early Gothic of original design, aisleless nave with south west porch, south transept, north vestry, and semi-circular aisleless apsidal chancel with close-spaced lancets, circular stair in south east angle of chancel and transept rising into pencil towerlet with dwarf peristyle at belfry stage. South transept has 2 lancets and central sculptured figure of St Palladius over central buttress, elaborate cantilevered canopy feature above. Slated roofs.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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