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Spynie Parish Church And Enclosing Walls, New Spynie

A Category B Listed Building in Heldon and Laich, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6603 / 57°39'37"N

Longitude: -3.3717 / 3°22'17"W

OS Eastings: 318255

OS Northings: 864209

OS Grid: NJ182642

Mapcode National: GBR L81G.VLQ

Mapcode Global: WH6J6.5QQD

Plus Code: 9C9RMJ6H+48

Entry Name: Spynie Parish Church And Enclosing Walls, New Spynie

Listing Name: New Spynie, Spynie Parish Church (Church of Scotland) and Enclosing Walls

Listing Date: 26 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349214

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15568

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: New Spynie, Spynie Parish Church And Enclosing Walls

ID on this website: 200349214

Location: Spynie

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Heldon and Laich

Parish: Spynie

Traditional County: Morayshire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

1735-6. Simple T-plan kirk with long S facing 4-bay elevation.
Rubble, contrasting painted ashlar dressings, some re-used
from former church.
Substantial pointed-headed entrance at SW (left) with moulded
re-used jambs; smaller square-headed doorway at SE (right)
with deeply moulded re-used jambs placed upside-down (run-off
stops pointing upwards; sited close to lintel instead of at
base by kerb); small window above with deeply chamfered
margins cutting through (obscure) dated cill. Small centre
mural sundial dated 1740. Blocked centre Minister's door
flanked by enlarged windows; later enlarged round-headed N
gallery window; blocked T-wing door; 4- and multi-pane
glazing.
Bellcote at W gable apex dated 1723 (date of construction)
and 1735 (date of removal to New Spynie); Michael Burgerhuys
bell dated 1637. Slate roofs.
INTERIOR: T-plan interior with original layout; raised and
fielded panelled galleries E and W. Demi-octagonal raised and
fielded panelled pulpit in centre of S wall with reeded
pilastered backboard and corniced tester. Simple grained board
pews, some of 'box pew' type.
ENCLOSED WALLS. Church enclosed by simple rubble wall.
Entrance flanked by plain gatepiers.

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