Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Forglen is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1982. Church.
Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Forglen
- WRENN ID
- buried-tower-flax
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1982
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Dated 1692. Curtain wall remains of former church, within later graveyard walls with gatepiers and gates. Rubble with ashlar coping.
CHURCH: small; orientated E-W, rectangular plan. Random rubble walls with galleting, formerly harled with Turriff sandstone dressings. Coped later when roof removed. Door to W, later memorial built against S wall (see below). Dated dedication plaque inside (see notes), (wall cupboard) with moulded architraves.
GRAVEYARD: probably enclosed in 18th century, with ashlar coped rubble walls. Gatepiers to N with stepped caps, ball and eagle finials, wrought-iron gates. Some later 17th century and 18th century gravestones and table-tombstones. 1826 memorial to James George of Crovie against S wall of Church; engaged composite columns with frieze and entablature, enclosing memorial panel.
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