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Hill Church Of Rosehearty
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Hill Church Of Rosehearty
Classification Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Pitsligo New Parish Church; Peathill; Pitsligo Parish Church
Canmore ID 180551
Site Number NJ96NW 35
NGR NJ 93438 66285
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180551
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View from N
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9/9/1997
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View of interior from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of interior of Forbes Loft
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Sculptural fragment with initials: GGSC and numbers: 17.5, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pews, carved panels, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Lectern commemorating parishioners who died in Second World War, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pulpit, carved panel, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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DP 162911
Oblique aerial view of Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard and Hill Church of Rosehearty, looking N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
26/6/2013
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DP 217757
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
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View from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View from SSE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of interior of Forbes Loft
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
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9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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W gable, bellcote above, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Entrance porch, door, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pulpit, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pulpit, carved panel, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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E wall, memorial listing parishioners who died in First World War, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of the old parish church of Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, in the foreground, and the Hill Church of Rosehearty, in the background. The old church was built in 1632 and remained in use until c.1890, when it was replaced by the Hill Church. It was unroofed shortly afterwards, and now survives only as a shell, although much of the remarkable 17th century woodwork has been preserved in the new building. This photograph captures the old church, still roofed, in the 1890s.
Papers of Ranald W M Clouston, engineer and campanologist, Suffolk, England
c. 1890
© RCAHMS
DP 102620
Hill Church of Rosehearty Manse. Three drawings showing first and attic floor plans of church manse and plan of steading.
c. 1925
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View of Forbes Loft from N
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carved doorpiece, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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W gable, bellcote above, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Board stating names of ministers who have served in church between 1890 and 1952, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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DP 162913
Oblique aerial view of Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard and Hill Church of Rosehearty, looking W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
26/6/2013
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Ground floor plan
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/1997
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Moulding details
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/1997
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DP 217759
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
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DP 217761
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking E.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
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Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Old Pitsligo Church. Carved pew from old church now in new one.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
18/7/1942
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View from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, interior, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Wrought-iron railings surrounding churchyard, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of pulpit and Forbes Loft
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, tripartite window, exterior, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Gate piers, wrought-iron gates, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pulpit, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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DP 162908
Oblique aerial view of Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard and Hill Church of Rosehearty, looking NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
26/6/2013
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 217760
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking ESE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking WSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
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Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking SSE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
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View from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View from N
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of interior from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
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9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, tripartite window, exterior, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Main entrance, door, ornate cast-iron hinge, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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N gable, cruciform finial above, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Pews, carved panels, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, pendant, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Memorial to Reverend James Robertson, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View from SSE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 162910
Oblique aerial view of Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard and Hill Church of Rosehearty, looking NNE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
26/6/2013
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Old Pitsligo Church. Carved pew from old church now in new one.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
18/7/1942
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 217758
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking SSE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 217762
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 217767
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking SSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 217769
Oblique aerial view of Hill Church of Rosehearty, Old Pitsligo Church and Churchyard, looking SSE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
30/7/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
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View of old parish church in foreground and new church behind from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of pulpit and Forbes Loft
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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View of pulpit and Forbes Loft
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, carving, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
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Forbes Loft, ceiling, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
9/9/1997
© Crown Copyright: HES
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Pitsligo
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ96NW 35 93438 66285
For the original Pitsligo Old Parish Church, please see NJ96NW 2.00.
NMRS REFERENCE:
F.A.M. MacDonald collection, c. 1926 - 2 sheets plans.
