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Latitude: 57.5232 / 57°31'23"N
Longitude: -2.7574 / 2°45'26"W
OS Eastings: 354735
OS Northings: 848363
OS Grid: NJ547483
Mapcode National: GBR M8KV.1K2
Mapcode Global: WH7LD.M55H
Plus Code: 9C9VG6FV+72
Entry Name: Burial Ground, Rothiemay Parish Church
Listing Name: Milltown of Rothiemay, Parish Church (Church of Scotland) and Burial Ground
Listing Date: 22 February 1972
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349274
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15616
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Rothiemay Parish Church, Burial Ground
ID on this website: 200349274
Location: Rothiemay
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Keith and Cullen
Parish: Rothiemay
Traditional County: Banffshire
Tagged with: Cemetery
1807. Internal re-modelling and re-fitting, A and W Reid, Elgin, 1872.
Rectangular church, pinned dark whinstone front, heavily pointed rubble flanks, contrasting tooled pale grey
Avochie granite dressings. Round-headed, keystoned entrance in E gable (probably similar W entrance blocked by later vestry); 4 large regular round-headed windows light long S elevation, keystoned and with blocked imposts; similar smaller gallery windows in E and W gable, each with keystoned oculus above. Margined horizontal-pane glazing. Bellcote at W gable apex, ball finial at E; local slate roof.
Single storey vestry at W gable.
Blocked 1st floor gallery entrance at rear below which is re-used and re-set door surround from earlier church with
curved step on which stands substantial stone (?) font.
Moulded, round-headed doorpiece with large keystone with carved 'winged soul'; carved detailing to base of jambs.
INTERIOR: remodelled on traditional lay-out with rectangular pulpit in centre of S wall and 5-sided gallery with
panelled and arcaded front. Fragment of carved stone (possibly a pediment) dated 1672 and with carved star,
stands in entrance porch.
BURIAL GROUND: rubble walled burial ground coped at E to roadway with cast-iron railings. 18th, 19th and subsequent tombstones including substantial memorial to former Minister, died 1826, and to Alexander Duff of Mayen (early 19th century).
Ecclesiastical building in use as such.
Plaque at rear of church inscribed 'This doorway, a feature of Rothiemay Castle for two centuries until placed here in 1959, is believed to be the entrance of the ancient parish church which was built on the site of St Drostan's Chapel and demolished 1752'. St Drostan's Chapel sited in field below present Rothiemay House.
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