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Old Parish Church And Burial Ground, Rafford

A Category B Listed Building in Rafford, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5858 / 57°35'8"N

Longitude: -3.5739 / 3°34'26"W

OS Eastings: 305997

OS Northings: 856173

OS Grid: NJ059561

Mapcode National: GBR K8JN.ZKZ

Mapcode Global: WH5HC.2LFJ

Plus Code: 9C9RHCPG+8C

Entry Name: Old Parish Church And Burial Ground, Rafford

Listing Name: Rafford Burial Ground

Listing Date: 25 April 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349238

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15590

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Rafford, Old Parish Church And Burial Ground

ID on this website: 200349238

Location: Rafford

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Forres

Parish: Rafford

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Rubble walled burial ground enclosing site of former church.
Various burial enclosures with memorials of 17th, 18th and
early 19th century date, probably incorporating materials
from old church. 18th century and substantial tombstones.
Pair square tooled ashlar gatepiers with shallow pyramidal
caps flank entrance, closed by pair cast-iron carriage gates.

Statement of Interest

Dunbars of Burgie commemorated in one burial enclosure, the

earliest plaque dated 164?. Another enclosure probably used

by Dunbars of Blervie.

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