Kincardine Church is a Grade C listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Church.

Kincardine Church

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Cairngorms National Park
Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey MP: Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NH 938 155
Coordinates
57.21806, -3.75961
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Kincardine Church, built around 1780 and likely incorporating fragments from the medieval period, underwent renovations and recasting in 1897. It is a simple, narrow rectangular church with a harled exterior. The south elevation features four bays, with an entrance in the outer west bay that is mirrored by a similar entrance, which was blocked and turned into a window in 1897 at the east end. The center has a pair of square-headed windows, one of which is flanked by a small squint vent. A large circular window with a brick surround was added to the east gable in 1987. The church has late 19th-century lattice pane glazing, a single window on the south side, and an east gable light that includes early 19th-century stained glass. There is a small gallery window in the west gable, and the west apex features a bellcote topped with a ball finial. The roof is slate.

Inside, the church has a plain interior with a pine plank dado and ceiling from 1897, along with pine pews. There is a later oak communion table and pulpit, and a mural war memorial commemorating those who served in World War I. Decorative cast-iron features are present over the enclosed entrance lobby.

The burial ground is enclosed by simple rubble walls and has a pair of tooled grey granite square gate piers with simple caps, along with a pair of cast-iron carriage gates. The site includes a fine collection of early 19th-century local slate tombs.

Local climate

Kincardine Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 62 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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