Monument record MHG44935 - Cawdor Parish Church & Burial Ground, Cawdor Village

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Grid reference Centred NH 8436 4993 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH84NW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish CAWDOR
Geographical Area NAIRN

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See also:
NH84NW0119 Graveyard
J Aitken : 11/02/03
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NH84NW 4 8436 4994.

(NH 8436 4994) Ch. (NAT) Jougs (NR)
OS 6"map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed., (1906)

Parish Church of Cawdor, built 1619 to supersede Barevan Church (NH84NW 6). It was partially rebuilt 1830, but the original tower, south aisle and porch remain. The square belfry stage is 18th century, the original 'pricket' having been blown down. The jougs still hang at the church door.
W D Simpson 1937; G Hay 1957.

Church as described above. Two sets of jougs formerly hung at the church door but only one set remains.
Visited by OS (N K B) 22 November 1965.

REFERENCE
SRO
Contract for a clock with 2 faces for the Church Steeple. James Brown: watchmaker 1723
GD128/35/2

Payment, for clock for steeple of Cawdor Church.
Receipt from James Brown, Clock and Watchmaker at Banff and Jean Reid, relict of deceased James Brown, Watch and Clockmaker of Aberdeen for the sum of ?15 sterling. 1725
GD128/2/6/1 and GD128/35/1

Church Plan and elevation of south side 1779
GD128/35/1

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Simpson, W D. 1937. 'Rait Castle and Barevan Church, Nairnshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 71 1936-7, p.98-115. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 98-115. 114.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hay, G. 1957. The architecture of Scottish post-Reformation churches, 1560-1843. 39, 44, 171; pl. 9a.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Love J, McMullen E (ed). 1994. A Salmon for the Schoolhouse, A Nairnshire Parish in the C19.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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