St Mary's Parish Church, Monymusk

Late 12th/early 13th century, originally Augustinian Priory

Church, comprising aisle-less nave 52' 11" x 26" and chancel

52' 10" x 21' with W. tower 22' x 19' and about 60' high,

thin coursed granite with sandstone dressings; simple

round-arched W. door with hoodmould, plain round arch

from tower to nave, chancel arch with 3 shafts and cushion

capitals. Altered in post-Reformation times, particularly

1685/93, minister's door and other openings inserted in S.

wall mid 18th cent. with chamfer; reconstructed 1822, walls

lowered to 22' 6", re-roofed, S. flank remodelled to

standard pattern of 2 large windows flanked by 2 smaller

ones, (new work has granite dressings) piended N. aisle

added, 14' of tower taken down, 6' re-erected and

slated spire added. Altered July 1851, chancel largely

abandoned and unroofed as burial enclosure. Spire

demolished 1891 and bad crenellated parapet substituted.

Partial restoration. A. Marshall Mackenzie 1929, church

re-orientated to E., W. part of chancel restored and

chancel reopened, N. aisle closed off and converted to vestry

etc. Monuments: Forbes-Leslie of Abersnithick late 16th

century and large Grant series, Sir Archibald + 1820 by

Pistell, Commander Arthur + 1850, M.W. Johnston etc.;

clock Wm. Lunan 1792, clock face 1865; Mowat bell 1748;

part of jougs extant.