Kirkton Of Leochel, St Marnoch's Church And Churchyard
Burial Ground (Medieval), Burial Vault (Post Medieval), Church (12th Century) - (18th Century)
Site Name Kirkton Of Leochel, St Marnoch's Church And Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Burial Vault (Post Medieval), Church (12th Century) - (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Old Church Of Leochel; Leochel Church; St Marnan's
Canmore ID 17469
Site Number NJ50NE 4
NGR NJ 55004 09620
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17469
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Leochel-cushnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Leochel Church (St Marnan's). The isolated little kirkton contains an excellent group of 18th-century tombstones including two with cheerful grim reapers nestling within a fragment of the old kirk. Burial vault below north aisle.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
