Monument record MHG16568 - Avoch Parish Churchyard, Braehead, Avoch
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7010 5521 (68m by 80m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | AVOCH |
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Full Description
A comprehensive monumental inscription survey has been completed by the 'Highland Family History Society'. This survey does not include photos of each stone. Please contact Chairperson, John Durran for copies of the report.
J Aitken : 18/12/02
Rubble-built churchyard wall with dressed cope encloses; graveyard containing 18th, 19th and 20th-century tombstones, including grave of Sir Alexander Mackenzie of Avoch (died 1820), the discoverer of the Mackenzie river in Canada, and late 19th century Gothic enclosure for James Fletcher of Rosehaugh and his wife.
Square gate piers with pyramidal cope supporting wrought-iron curvilinear scroll bracket with lamp in centre. <1>
The burial ground at Avoch was visited during the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. The older memorials are concentrated behind the church to the east and south. On the whole the memorials face east. <2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG24041 Dataset: Historic Scotland. Information Supplementary to the Statutory List (This information has no legal significance). Digital. HB Number 440.
- <2> SHG25133 Collection/Project Archive: Robinson, B; Scott, M; Wright, A. 03/2010. Highland Kirkyards: Ross and Cromarty. Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. 29/07/2010. Paper (Original).
- <3> SHG25134 Image/Photograph(s): Highlands Buildings Preservation Trust. 2009. Photographs of Ross and Cromarty Kirkyards. Colour. . Digital.
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2012 9:54AM
