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Rathven Parish Church

A Category B Listed Building in Rathven, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6777 / 57°40'39"N

Longitude: -2.9331 / 2°55'59"W

OS Eastings: 344446

OS Northings: 865696

OS Grid: NJ444656

Mapcode National: GBR M83F.K1L

Mapcode Global: WH7KJ.X9F1

Plus Code: 9C9VM3H8+3P

Entry Name: Rathven Parish Church

Listing Name: Rathven Parish Church (Church of Scotland)

Listing Date: 22 February 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349171

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15528

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200349171

Location: Rathven

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Buckie

Parish: Rathven

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Dated 1794. Repairs, 1823, William Robertson; porch and
vestry dated 1874; alterations and re-casting, R M Fulton,
1932.
Simple rectangular church with 4-bay S elevation. Harled,
tooled ashlar margins and dressings. Regular round-headed
keystoned windows with blocked imposts in S (SW window with
panelled gallery transome), similar single gallery window in
E and W gables; 3 (1932) round-headed windows in rear
elevation. Bellcote at W gable apex, finial at E, slate roof.
Single storey vestry of 2 bays dated 1874 extends at W gable
fronted by gabled porch giving access to both church and
vestry. End stack; slate roof.
INTERIOR: re-cast 1932; fluted wooden columns (?cast-iron
core) and raised and fielded panelled gallery front re-used
from 1794 church; 1932 pulpit fronting organ.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

Old church (sited in old burial ground opposite) partially

demolished in 1793-4 to provide materials for present

building.

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