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Keith Cemetery

A Category B Listed Building in Keith, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5432 / 57°32'35"N

Longitude: -2.9583 / 2°57'29"W

OS Eastings: 342735

OS Northings: 850748

OS Grid: NJ427507

Mapcode National: GBR M81S.KJX

Mapcode Global: WH7L3.JNJN

Plus Code: 9C9VG2VR+7M

Entry Name: Keith Cemetery

Listing Name: Old Keith, Burial Ground and Site of Former Parish Church

Listing Date: 22 February 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380290

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35660

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200380290

Location: Keith

County: Moray

Town: Keith

Electoral Ward: Keith and Cullen

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Irregularly shaped burial ground surrounded by coped rubble
wall. Main entrance at E, flanked by pair tooled ashlar
gatepiers with plain caps; pair of cast-iron carriage gates.
Interesting range of 17th, 18th and 19th century tombstones,
some of the earlier examples displaying rich carving and
inscriptions.

Statement of Interest

Site of church dedicated to St Malrubha (St Rufus),

superseded by present St Rufus church re-sited and re-built

1816-19.

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