Archaeology Notes

Event ID 661746

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NH66NW 2.00 64485 69074

NH66NW 2.01 64486 69060 Churchyard

This church was said to have been out of use for about 20 years prior to 1963. It bears a date-stone '1775' at the SW corner eave, and two dated '1629' at the base of the belfry.

Visited by OS 5 May 1963.

This church, now roofless (HBD No. 10) has a 1672 Novar Aisle together with a later extension to the N and a burial-enclosure of 1671 to the E. Datestone s comemmorate the fact that the main body of the church in its existing form dates from 1625 and was renovated in 1775. However, its basic rectangular plan and orientation suggest a medieval origin, and on the inner face of the NE wall there is a blocked-up arched opening, in all likelihood a medieval tomb-recess.

G Stell 1986; Information from NMRS record sheet RCR/1/1.