Archaeology Notes

Event ID 847660

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/847660

NJ16SW 88 13505 63075

For Russell Enclosure see NJ16SW 7.01

For Burial Ground see NJ16SW 7.02

For Burial Ground Extension see NJ16SW 7.03

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies to NJ16SW 7.01, NJ16SW 7.02, NJ16SW 7.03 and NJ16SW 88 collectively

Address: Alves Old Parish Church, Burial Ground and Cemetery, Alves, Moray

Postcode: IV30 8UY

Status: In current use for burials

Size: Burial Ground: 0.21 hectares, 0.51 acres

Size: Burial Ground Extension: 0.10 hectares, 0.24 acres

Size: New Cemetery: 0.38 hectares, 0.95 acres

Polygon: Yes

TOIDs: Russell Burial Enclosure: 1000000172378023

TOIDs: Burial Ground: 1000000172377858

TOIDs: Burial Ground Extension: 1000000172377858, 1000000172377914, 1000000172378061

TOIDs: Cemetery: 1000000172378436

Number of gravestones: 361

Earliest gravestone: 1675

Most recent gravestone: 2002

Description: Graveyard associated with a church and public cemetery. Disused church at N edge of graveyard, with old part of burial ground to W, S and E. New section of burial ground occupies triangular area to E of old burial ground. Alves New Cemetery 150yds to N. Russell Enclosure, several table stones and flat stones. Wide cross section of stones from carved memorial in E wall of church (1722) to Russell Enclosure, to modern stones in New Cemetery. Latin memorial to Berrowald Innes in E wall of church (minister of parish 1677-1722). Many mid to late 18th Century stones.

Data Sources: Graveyard Recording Form, 3 August 2002; OS MasterMap checked 13 June 2005