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Forgandenny Parish Church

A Category B Listed Building in Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3488 / 56°20'55"N

Longitude: -3.4777 / 3°28'39"W

OS Eastings: 308768

OS Northings: 718361

OS Grid: NO087183

Mapcode National: GBR 1X.3YG0

Mapcode Global: WH5PD.KP4B

Plus Code: 9C8R8GXC+GW

Entry Name: Forgandenny Parish Church

Listing Name: Forgandenny Parish Church

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 343888

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB11303

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200343888

Location: Forgandenny

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn

Parish: Forgandenny

Traditional County: Perthshire

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Description

Originally Romanesque, rectangular plan 70' 7" x 21' 7"
internally; fragment of double notch enrichment of arched
doorway built into S. wall. Porch (later Oliphant burial
vault and pew) and probably transepts added later, N.
transept demolished, S. Transept rebuilt as Ruthven vault
probably 16th century, recast 18th century with Venetian
feature and urns; birdcage bellcote 17th/18th century.
Large reconstruction T.S. Robertson 1903, Oliphant aisle
removed, new W. porch, Ruthven aisle altered, new square
headed 2-light windows and E. window, pitch-pine roof,
E.&.W. galleries removed pulpit removed from N. wall to
E. (again replaced recently.)

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. The font illustrated

by MacGibbon & Ross was at the rear of Riley House (item 23)

Strathallan School in 1967.

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