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Latitude: 57.3086 / 57°18'30"N
Longitude: -2.8687 / 2°52'7"W
OS Eastings: 347766
OS Northings: 824559
OS Grid: NJ477245
Mapcode National: GBR M98D.QKY
Mapcode Global: WH7M9.XK4H
Plus Code: 9C9V845J+CG
Entry Name: Old Parish Church of Auchindoir
Listing Date: 16 April 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 333701
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB2732
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot
ID on this website: 200333701
Location: Auchindoir and Kearn
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Parish: Auchindoir And Kearn
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Church building
Originally 13th century. Rectangular plan 56'4" x 25'
rubble built 3'2" thick walls. Fine Transitional S.W. door
-way with nook shafts and bell capitals; bar-hole to door.
Remodelled early 16th cent, fine sacrament house of that
date inserted into interior of small lancet window; 2 17th
cent. windows in s. wall, ogee headed panel over S.E. doorway
with (later) M.A.S. 1658 inscription. M.W.D. 1638 at S.E.
skewput. Bellcote dated 1664; repaired 1785 unroofed 1810-11.
Within Church Gordon coat of arms 1557; 1580 slab. 6 panels
from pulpit preserved at Clova House.
Nook shafts replaced circa 1983.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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