Kemnay Parish Church is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 September 1984.
Kemnay Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- stony-vault-moon
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 September 1984
- OS grid reference
- NJ 737 160
- Coordinates
- 57.23479, -2.43707
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kemnay Parish Church is an ecclesiastical building constructed between 1844 and 1845 by James Henderson, with an addition made in 1871 by James Matthews. Further alterations occurred in 1900 and a large north window and general remodelling were undertaken in 1928 by A. Marshall Mackenzie. The church is of a T-plan design and is built from plain rubble, featuring canted north and south gables. A bellcote is situated at the south end, and the north side has a window with basket tracery. Dormer windows are incorporated into the roof, and a gallery is present within. A session house is located on the west side. The church’s bell was cast by A. Lawson of Old Aberdeen in 1788.
The church is currently in use for its original purpose. While some old stones are present in the adjacent churchyard, they are of little significance. Approximately £2,305 was spent on renovations following the First World War. Records relating to the construction and alterations, including contracts published in the Aberdeen Journal in 1844 and 1871, heritors' records, and an account book (though lacking accounts for the 1920s work), are available.
Local climate
Kemnay Parish Church receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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