Building record MHG4420 - Alvie Church

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8640 0933 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH80NE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALVIE
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Full Description

Access Audit 3 - HAW 11/2003

See also:
NH80NE0121 Graveyard
J Aitken : 10/12/02
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NH80NE 17 8640 0933.
NH 96400933 Alvie Church, built 1798, repaired 1833.
G Hay 1957.

Church built in 1768 and rebuilt in 1833, 1880 & 1952. Church rectangular in plan of tooled granite, rectangular bellcote to west, 4 round headed windows and slate roof. Inside is a number of mural plaques and memorial to ministers of Alvie since 1567.
Rubble built wall surrounding churchyard.
Mixture of headstones, pedestal, obelisk, tablestone, slab, relief, crosses and Commonwealth War Grave dating from mid 19th century to present day.
Majority in fair condition, some very heavy with lichen. Extension to east. Still in use. (B&S Graveyard Survey 1999)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Image/Photograph(s): AP : Alvie Church.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Leonella Longmore. 2000. Land of Churches.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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