Fettercairn Parish Church is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972. 1 related planning application.
Fettercairn Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- slow-oriel-tallow
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1972
- Address
- Fettercairn Parish Church, AB30 1YA
- OS grid reference
- NO 651 735
- Coordinates
- 56.8518, -2.57368
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Fettercairn Parish Church is an ecclesiastical building originally constructed in 1804 as a plain rectangular structure. Four Gothic windows were added to the south-east flank. In 1838, a north-west transeptal aisle, a slim tower, and a spire were added to the centre of the south-west gable, a design by John Henderson of Edinburgh. Pinnacles on the spire were removed in 1879 following storm damage. The church is built of red rubble with white sandstone dressings. The simple belfry windows have lancet arches and gables above, and the spire is plain and octagonal.
Further work was carried out between 1924 and 1925 by G P K Young of Perth, who recast elements of the building and added a broad sanctuary to the north-east gable. This included a chamfered chancel arch, flanking side arches, Y-tracery, a hammer-beam roof, and general refurnishing.
The church is set within an approximately oval churchyard, which contains burial enclosures for the families of Fasque, Balmain, and Arnhall. The churchyard contains good examples of 17th and 18th century memorials. The east section of the churchyard wall was rebuilt in 1900 by Walker and Duncan.
Before Henderson's alterations, John Milne had undertaken repairs and prepared a scheme for remodelling the church with an open roof, though this was not implemented.
Local climate
Fettercairn Parish Church receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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