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Field Visit
Date May 2022
Event ID 1192790
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1192790
NJ 79109 64464 Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. Remains of the former parish church dedicated to St John the Evangelist said to be founded in the 11th century. The present church has been built in two periods at least, the east end probably early 16th century and the rest 17th century. It measures 28.75m long (longer than most churches of the time) by 4.72m wide and rubble built. The wall and gable remain to roof height.
Church fabric is suffering from structural instability. Low tech but effective interventions have been installed. Wooden props support lintels of windows. Sand bags fill and support a hole in the north wall. The northeast stretch of church yard wall is built at the edge of the break of slope at the top of the cliff. There are obvious signs of long term slope processes as sections of the cliff periodically slip. These are natural processes but the wall will eventually fail.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE)
