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Rathen West Parish Church
Church (19th Century) (1868)
Site Name Rathen West Parish Church
Classification Church (19th Century) (1868)
Alternative Name(s) Rathen Parish Church
Canmore ID 180766
Site Number NK06SW 56
NGR NK 00030 60915
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180766
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Rathen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NK06SW 56.00 00030 60915
Ch [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.
NK06SW 56.01 Centred NK 0002 6092 Burial-ground
NK06SW 56.02 NK 00003 60901 War Memorial
For nearby St. Ethernan's Church (NK 00115 60961), see NK06SW 5.
For nearby Rathen House (manse), see NK06SW 57.
NK 0003 6091 A 7% evaluation was undertaken on 22 May 2007 on the proposed new extension to the graveyard. The
graveyard is adjacent to the site of a possible medieval motte and the old parish church of St Ethernan, a medieval or possibly earlier foundation. No archaeological features were evident but the presence of medieval pottery illustrates the possibility of medieval activity on the site.
Report deposited with Aberdeenshire SMR and RCAHMS.
Funder: Aberdeenshire Council.
H K Murray and J C Murray, 2007.
Archaeological Evaluation (22 May 2007)
NK 0003 6091 A 7% evaluation was undertaken on 22 May 2007 on the proposed new extension to the graveyard. The graveyard is adjacent to the site of a possible medieval motte and the old parish church of St Ethernan, a medieval or possibly earlier foundation. No archaeological features were evident but the presence of medieval pottery illustrates the possibility of medieval activity on the site.
Report deposited with Aberdeenshire SMR and RCAHMS.
Funder: Aberdeenshire Council.
H K Murray and J C Murray, 2007.
