Old St Fergus Church And Graveyard, High Street, Wick

Old St Fergus Church and Graveyard, located on High Street in Wick, features an early 18th century memorial set within a later 19th century enclosure.

The memorial is a three-bay classical wall monument made of ashlar and carved stone. It showcases stylised Corinthian columns with moulded cases on pedestals that are intricately carved with memento mori symbols, including a skull and crossbones, and crossed spades and sticks. The dado panels between the pedestals depict two representations of Father Time and one of a skeleton with a coffin. Above the columns, there are recessed panels that are blank, and an entablature with carved ribbon detail on the frieze and a mutulated cornice. At the top, a broken segmental pediment frames three panels, with the only remaining carving in the center displaying the heraldic shield of the Dunbar of Hempriggs and Ackergill coat-of-arms. Flanking the pediment are trumpet-blowing angels, along with a carved lion and a carved figure. Additional carved panels are located above the door on the opposite wall of the enclosure, featuring a wreath and flanking swags.

The enclosure itself is a battered aegyptic rectangular structure with bull-faced masonry on the entrance elevation and rubble on the remaining sides. It has a battered doorway with a two-leaf timber boarded door and a recessed octagonal panel above. The interior walls are coursed with shelf recesses and include recessed ashlar slab panels that are uncarved. The structure is roofless.