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Monquhitter Parish Church, Cuminestown

A Category B Listed Building in Turriff and District, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5444 / 57°32'39"N

Longitude: -2.3318 / 2°19'54"W

OS Eastings: 380238

OS Northings: 850523

OS Grid: NJ802505

Mapcode National: GBR N8LS.BH8

Mapcode Global: WH8MK.4MWR

Plus Code: 9C9VGMV9+Q7

Entry Name: Monquhitter Parish Church, Cuminestown

Listing Name: Monquhitter Parish Church, Cuminestown

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349836

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16122

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Cuminestown, Monquhitter Parish Church

ID on this website: 200349836

Location: Monquhitter

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Turriff and District

Parish: Monquhitter

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

James Matthews dated 1868. Rectangular plan, red coursed
rubble, 5-window flanks, N. gable has centre projected with
twin doorways, big 2-light window over and pedimented
Renaissance bellcote. Distinctive personal round-arched style
with margins rising parabolically over arches. 2-light
windows with simple wood tracery at all except centre N.
window. 17th century inscribed stone at vestry. 1689 bell.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. The Free Church

(James Henderson 1844) has been demolished. The Episcopal

Church (1844) is not of much interest.

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