Dundurcas Kirk And Burial Ground
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dundurcas Kirk And Burial Ground
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Church Of Dundurcas
Canmore ID 16920
Site Number NJ35SW 4
NGR NJ 30238 51045
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16920
- Council Moray
- Parish Rothes
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ35SW 4 30238 51045.
(NJ 3024 5104) Church of Dundurcas (NAT) (In Ruins)
The remains of the church of the parish of Dundurcas which was suppressed in 1782 its lands being divided between Boharm and Rothes. Symon, Vicar of Dundurkus witnessed a charter in 1244 but otherwise nothing is known of its pre-Reformation history and the ruins are those of a much later church than 1244.
The manse stood a little west of Kirkhill and when it was removed the tenant in 1871 remembered seeing a lintel with a date which he could not precisely recall but which he was certain was at least 200 years old (Name Book 1871).
Name Book 1871; H B Mackintosh 1924.
The Church of Dundurcas (name confirmed) stands to roof height and is oriented ENE to WSW measuring 13.5m by 6.5 m within a wall 0.9m thick. There are four square-headed door-ways, one in the E gable, one in the W gable and two in the S wall. A belfry remains intact on the W gable. A lintel in the E of the two windows in the N wall is inscribed with the inverted date 1760.
The interior of the church has been used for burials and the burial ground is still in use occasionally.
No further information regarding the site of the manse.
Visited by OS (R L) 5 April 1971.
No change since report of 5 April 1971.
Visited by OS (J B) 18 October 1976.
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
Address: Dundurcas Burial Ground, Orton Road, Rothes, Moray
Postcode: AB38 7AE
Status: Closed for burials but maintained
Size: 0.25 hectares, 0.61 acres
Polygon: Yes
TOIDs: 1000000172899299, 1000000172899260
Number of gravestones: Not known
Earliest gravestone: Not known
Most recent gravestone: Not known
Description: Graveyard associated with a church
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 29 June 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 29 June 2005
