Lhanbryd, Old Parish Church, Burial Ground

NJ26SE 10.00 27153 61260

NJ26SE 10.01 27170 61260 Innes Enclosure

For (present) parish church of St Andrews-Lhanbryd (NJ 2560 6210), see NJ26SE 39.

(NJ 2716 6125) Church (NAT).(Site of ).

OS 6" map, Morayshire, 2nd ed., (1906)

Site of St Briget's Church (AT).

OS 6" map, Morayshire, 1st ed., (1870)

The parish church of Lhanbryd fell into disrepair on the union of the two parishes of St Andrews and Lhanbryd in 1780. It was dedicated to St Brigida and is mentioned in 1224.

H B Mackintosh 1924.

The church of this parish was dedicated to St Bride.

H Scott 1915-61.

Lhanbryde (Moray, Elgin). The church was assigned, together with the church of Alves, to the chanter of Mray, by Bishop Brice, 1208x15. Both parsonage and vicarage pertained, the cure being served by a vicar pensioner.

I B Cowan 1967.

Grave Yard [NAT]

St Bridget's Church [NR]

(Site of) [NAT]

OS 1:2500 map, 1968.

No trace of the church. In the burial ground, which is still in use, is a burial enclosure (NJ26SE 10.01) of the Innes family with a plaque commemorating Alexander Innes, died 1612, incorporated in the N wall, and a stone effigy of a reclining knight in armour over (presumably) his tomb in a niche in the E wall.

Visited by OS (A A) 6 Feburary 1972.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies to NJ26SE 10.00 and NJ26SE 10.01 collectively

Address: Llanbryde Old Burial Ground, St Andrew's Road, Llanbryde, Moray

Postcode: IV30 8PB

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: 0.20 hectares, 0.48 acres

Polygon: Yes

TOIDs: 1000000172856412, 1000000172856415, 1000000172856417, 1000000172856418, 1000038950712

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not known

Description: Graveyard associated with a (no longer extant) church; burial enclosure

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 29 June 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 29 June 2005