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Dipple, Old Parish Church And Burial Ground
Burial Ground (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Church (Medieval), Coin Hoard (Medieval)
Site Name Dipple, Old Parish Church And Burial Ground
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Church (Medieval), Coin Hoard (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Church Of Dipple; Holy Ghost House
Canmore ID 16909
Site Number NJ35NW 7
NGR NJ 32836 57909
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16909
- Council Moray
- Parish Speymouth
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ35NW 7 32836 57909
For (successor) Speymouth Parish Church (NJ 3364 6075), see NJ36SW 46.
(NJ 3282 5790) Church of Dipple (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
(NJ 3285 5787) Holy Ghost House (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
(NJ 3285 5789) Silver coins of the Reign of Robert II found AD 1868 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1959)
A quantity of coins, of Robert II (1371-90) were found below the foundations of the churchyard wall when it was being repaired in 1868. In 1871 some were in the possession of the minister, some in that of the Duke of Richmond and some in National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS].
Name Book 1871.
The site of the church of the parish of Dipple which was united with Essil and part of Urquhart to form the parish of Speymouth in 1731. From this date the church was allowed to decay until by 1879 only the east or Gordon's Aisle remained, and was being used as a place of burial for the Gordon family. The church, mentioned in the early 13th century was dedicated to the Holy Ghost. The burial ground was still in use in 1879, the church yard dyke having been rebuilt for at least the third time in 1869
A Jervise 1875-9; L Shaw 1882.
The parishes of Speymouth (formerly Dipple) and Essil were united by the Commissioners of Teinds on 14 July 1731, and the parish church was removed from Dipple to Speymouth in 1732.
H Scott 1915-61.
Dipple (Moray, Elgin). In conjunction with the church of Ruthven, the church was erected into a prebend of Elgin cathedral by Brice, bishop of Moray (1208 x 15), this being confirmed by Pope Innocent III in 1215. The parsonages and the vicarage of Dipple continued thus annexed at the Reformation, when the cure was a vicarage pensionary.
I B Cowan 1967.
No trace of church. The Gordon's Aisle survives but does not appear to contain any fabric of the church. The burial ground is still in occasional use. The wall contains a plaque at the entrance recording its reconstruction in 1811 and 1869.
Visited by OS (A A) 7 May 1971.
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
Address: Old Parish Church and Burial Ground, Dipple, Fochabers, Moray
Postcode: IV32 7QA
Status: In current use for burials
Size: 0.14 hectares, 0.35 acres
Polygon: Yes
TOIDs: 1000038956040, 1000000172953289, 1000000172953291
Number of gravestones: 187
Earliest gravestone: c1656
Most recent gravestone: 1995
Description: Graveyard associated with a church (church demolished late 18th Century). Graveayrd associated with church and former parish of Dipple, amalgamated with Essil 1731 to form Speymouth. A mausoleum or enclosure, which is probably built on the eastern end of the church, has a variety of tombstones built into its walls, some of these dating to the 17th Century. Some buried stones with clear emblems of mortality. Most stones are mid 19th to early 20th Century.
Data Sources: Graveyard Recording Form, 9 August 2002; OS Mastermap checked 13 June 2005
