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Cawdor Parish Church

Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned), Pillory (Post Medieval), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)

Site Name Cawdor Parish Church

Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned), Pillory (Post Medieval), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Church Of Cawdor; Cawdor Parish Church And Burial Ground; War Memorial Plaques

Canmore ID 15054

Site Number NH84NW 4

NGR NH 84361 49947

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15054

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Cawdor
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Nairn
  • Former County Nairn

Archaeology Notes

NH84NW 4 84361 49947

(NH 8436 4994) Ch. (NAT)

Jougs (NR)

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

The parish Church of Cawdor, built in 1619 to supersede Barevan Church (NH84NW 6). It was partially rebuilt in 1830, but the original tower, south aisle and porch remain. The square belfry stage is 18th century, the original 'pricket' having been blown down. The jougs still hang at the church door.

W D Simpson 1937; G Hay 1957.

Church as described above. Two sets of jougs formerly hung at the church door but only one set remains.

Visited by OS (N K B), 22 November 1965.

Architecture Notes

REFERENCE

SRO

Contract for a clock with 2 faces for the Church Steeple. James Brown: watchmaker

1723

GD128/35/2

Payment, for clock for steeple of Cawdor Church.

Receipt from James Brown, Clock and Watchmaker at Banff and Jean Reid, relict of deceased James Brown, Watch and Clockmaker of Aberdeen for the sum of ?15 sterling.

1725

GD128/2/6/1 and GD128/35/1

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Project (February 2014 - July 2014)

A data upgrade project to record war memorials.

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