Gates And Enclosure Walls, Former Kinnell Parish Church Graveyard Including Gatepiers

Early 18th century and later. Important collection of gravestones dating from at least 1720, some finely carved with well-preserved death emblems, to S, E and W of church building; area of graveyard to N still in use 2008, and all within rubble walled enclosure prominently sited on raised ground adjacent to hamlet of Kinnell and overlooking Angus countryside in all directions.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: earlier stones predominantly of moulded apex design with variety of emblems including tailors trade emblems of scissors, flat iron and goose iron; emblems of mortality showing winged souls, skulls and crossbones; intricate heraldic devices. Heraldic devices appear on stone dated 1746 and on unusual double stone. Some chest tomb/table stones, including tomb with winged souls over crown and cartouche dated 1756. 19th century stones include gothic detailing and urn-finialled marble column.

GATEPIERS, GATES AND ENCLOSURE WALLS: principal entrance to W with quadrant walls, tall ball-finialled square-section ashlar gatepiers and 2-leaf decorative ironwork gates. Pedestrian gate to E (former access to manse) of similarly-detailed ironwork. Coped rubble enclosure walls.