Old St Fergus Church And Graveyard, High Street, Wick is a Grade A listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 February 1998. Memorial.

Old St Fergus Church And Graveyard, High Street, Wick

WRENN ID
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Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 February 1998
Type
Memorial
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Early 18th century memorial housed in later 19th century enclosure.

MEMORIAL: 3-bay classical wall monument in ashlar and carved stone, of stylised Corinthian columns with moulded cases on pedestals carved with memento mori (skull and cross bones, crossed spades and sticks (?

; dado panels between pedestals, 2 depicting Father Time, 1 of skeleton and coffin; recessed panels above between columns, blank; entablature above with carved ribbon detail to frieze, and mutuled cornice; broken segmental pediment above framing 3 panels, only remaining carving to centre with heraldic shield of Dunbar of Hempriggs and Ackergill coat-of-arms; trumpet-blowing angels resting on pediment, flanked by carved lion and carved figure. Further carved panels above door on opposite wall of enclosure, comprised of wreath and flanking swags.

ENCLOSURE: battered aegyptic rectangular enclosure with bull-faced masonry to entrance elevation, rubble to remainder; battered doorway with 2-leaf timber boarded door and recessed octagonal panel above. Interior walls coursed with shelf(?) recesses, and with recessed ashlar slab panels (uncarved). Roofless.

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