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Rothes, Old Parish Church And Burial Ground
Burial Ground (Period Unknown), Church (Period Unknown)
Site Name Rothes, Old Parish Church And Burial Ground
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unknown), Church (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Rothes Graveyard
Canmore ID 16348
Site Number NJ24NE 9
NGR NJ 27427 49172
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16348
- Council Moray
- Parish Rothes
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ24NE 9 27427 49172.
For cemetery see NJ24NE 195
(NJ 274 491) Traces of the post-Reformation church are to be seen in the graveyard. The tombstone of Mr James Leslie, parson of Rothes in 1576, is built into one of the enclosed tombs. It is said to have come from the earlier church site at Chapel Hill (NJ24NE 5).
This church remained in use until the present parish church was built.
H B Mackintosh 1924.
There is no trace of a church in the graveyard, which is still used, but a memorial slab, beside the 1576 tombstone, in the burial enclosure of the Leslies at NJ 2742 4928 states that the enclosure is built at the E end of the 'first church of Rothes'. This is confirmed by the gravedigger who has discovered thick walling beneath this vault, and extending about 15 feet to the W.
The church may in fact be pre-Reformation, because of its proximity to the castle (NJ24NE 4) and Minister's Well, which according to
Mackintosh was called St Laurence's Well, and was probably associated with a pre-Reformation chapel, dedicated to that Saint (See NJ24NE 5 and NJ24NE 10 ). It seems more likely that the heavy 1576 grave-slab was found at this spot, rather than transported to it.
Visited by OS (N K B) 27 January 1969.
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
N.B. This reference applies to NJ24NE 9 and NJ24NW 195
Address: Rothes Old Parish Church, Burial Ground and Cemetery, Burnside Street, Rothes, Moray
Postcode: AB38 7AA
Status: In current use for burials
Size: Burial ground: 0.43 hectares, 1.07 acres
Size: Cemetery: 1.02 hectares, 2.53 acres
Polygon: Yes
TOIDs: Burial ground: 1000000172843663, 10000000172843664, 1000000172844414, 1000002063645901
TOIDs: Cemetery: 1000000172843665, 1000000172843666, 1000000172843667, 1000000172843668, 1000000172843669, 1000000172843670, 1000000172843671, 1000000172843672, 1000000172843673, 1000000172843674, 1000000172843675, 1000000172843685, 1000000172843686, 1000000172843687, 1000000172843688, 1000000172843689, 1000000172843690, 1000000172843692, 1000000172843750, 1000000172843752, 1000000172843753, 1000000172843918
Number of gravestones: Not known
Earliest gravestone: Not known
Most recent gravestone: Not known
Description: Burial ground associated with a church (demolished) and public cemetery
Data Sources: Bereavement Services Portal checked 23 June 2005; OS MasterMap checked 23 June 2005
