Building record MHG4476 - Kincardine Church
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9384 1551 (73m by 72m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NH91NW |
| Civil Parish | ABERNETHY AND KINCARDINE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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Access Audit 237 - HAW 11/2003
See also:
NH91NW0093 Graveyard
J Aitken : 10/12/02
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NH91NW 10 9384 1552.
Church (NAT), Graveyard (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Kincardine Church, called 'Eaglais Thomhaldaidh' by the older people dates from pre-Reformation times, the S wall features a lancet window said to be a 'leper squint'.
J M Mathieson 1953.
According to a framed notice inside the door to the church, the first Christian Church here was Celtic, probably founded by missionaries from Iona in the 7th century. The foundations of the present building are of the 12th century. The slit window on the S side (a leper blink) shows that the existing walls were built before the reformation.
Towards the end of the 15th century, the church was partly destroyed by fire.
Outside the church door is a hollowed granite block, probably once used as a font.
The church is still in use, and shows evidence of recent repair.
Visited by OS (R L) 4 November 1966.
Martin Briscoe submitted photographs of this church in February 2011. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1355 Text/Publication/Article: Mathieson, J M. 1953. 'Place-names of Strathspey: Abernethy, Kincardine', Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness Vol. 41 1951-2, p.219-41. Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness. 219-41. 221.
- --- SHG2414 Text/Publication/Volume: Leonella Longmore. 2000. Land of Churches.
- <1> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital.
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Record last edited
May 25 2016 10:31AM
