Cullen church. Detail of robed figures along base of medieval tomb.
SC 439204
Description Cullen church. Detail of robed figures along base of medieval tomb.
Catalogue Number SC 439204
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 31468
Scope and Content Tomb of Sir Alexander Ogilvie, St Mary's Collegiate Church, Cullen, Banffshire Already a parish church, St Mary's became collegiate in 1543. Collegiate churches had benefactors, in this case Sir Alexander Ogilvie, who supported priests whose principal duty was to say masses for the souls of the founders and their families. This is a detail of the elaborate tomb of Sir Alexander Ogilvie of that Ilk who died in 1554. A row of mourning figures or 'weepers' lines the front of the tomb under late Gothic arcading. Elsewhere on the tomb are some early Renaissance motifs. The nave and west part of the chancel survive from the original rectangular parish church. The south transept, added in 1536, was endowed by Elena Hay. In 1543 the chancel was lengthened and the north transept was added in 1792. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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