Building record MHG42038 - St. Clement's Church and Burial Ground, Dingwall

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 5493 5896 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH55NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DINGWALL

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See also:
NH55NW0192 Graveyard
NH55NW0005 St. Clement's Aisle
NH55NW0007 Symbol stone
JHooper, 18/10/2002
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LC18? Church still in use survives in graveyard that surrounds it and earlier church. Photos - HAW 10/2002
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NH55NW 47 5493 5896
George Burn, Haddington, 1799-1803. Rectangular with octagonal tower and spire.
Gate piers and burial ground walls; W C Joass, 1875-76. Various 17th, 18th and 19th century tomb stones, some in burial enclosures re-using walling from previous church. Milne bell of 1754.
SDD list; Inverness Courier 6 April 1854; 16 December 1875; 6 January 18 76; 23 August 1877 (Advertisments for tenders); Dingwall Presbytery Minutes, 19 December 1799.

ARCHITECT: George Burn, Haddington 1799-1803

REFERENCE: Dingwall Presbytery Minutes December 19th 1799-specification and offer of finishing the work from Mr GB, Architect, haddington. Plan secured.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hay, G. 1957. The architecture of Scottish post-Reformation churches, 1560-1843. 118, 272.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: MacDonald, D. 1976. St Clement's looks back: a (congregational) history of Dingwall's parish church.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol.14, (Ross & Cromarty), 230.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol.2, 11.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: SDD. 1960-. List of Buildings of Architectural or Historical Interest, (Lists held in Architectural Department of RCAHMS). (Dingwall parish), 21-2, no.17.

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Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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