Boyndie, Old Parish Church
Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (Post Medieval)
Site Name Boyndie, Old Parish Church
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Inverboyndie St Brandon's Church (Old Parish Church Of Scotland) And Burial Ground
Canmore ID 18448
Site Number NJ66SE 17
NGR NJ 66656 64520
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18448
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Boyndie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ66SE 17 66656 64520
(NJ 6666 6451) Ruins of St Brandan's Church (NR)
OS 6" map, (1938)
The church of St Brandan was mentioned in 1211 and 1214. It was abandoned in 1773 and since then has fallen into decay. The only reasonably preserved portions are the west wall and the belfry, which seem to be 17th century date.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92.
All that remains of this church is the west gable which contains a small rectilinear window above an entrance which bears the date '1723'. Above this window are the remains of an old belfry which has been superseded by a later plain belfry complete with bell.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ), 2 October 1961.
No change.
Visited by OS (NKB), 19 January 1968.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. MSS 463.
Boydun St. Brendan.
Sketch of belltower by Thomas Ross.
Photographic Survey (June 1957)
Photographs by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1957.
Field Visit (2 October 1961)
All that remains of this church is the west gable which contains a small rectilinear window above an entrance which bears the date '1723'. Above this window are the remains of an old belfry which has been superseded by a later plain belfry complete with bell.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 2 October 1961.
Field Visit (19 January 1968)
No change.
Visited by OS (NKB) 19 January 1968.
Standing Building Recording (4 September 2019)
NJ 66628 64522 A standing building survey was carried out in the old churchyard at Inverboyndie, on 15 February 2019.
The building comprises a minor part of the Old Manse steading and does not represent the quality of what must have been a moderately large 19th-century steading. The building may have been a small cart shed as the spacing between the vertical posts of the E wall is consistent with the width of known cart bays on other steadings. It is possible that it related to the Old Manse itself, perhaps as a gig shed, rather than to the agricultural aspect of the farm.
Archive: Aberdeenshire HER and NRHE
Funder: Private individual
H K Murray ̶ Murray Archaeological Services Ltd
(Source: DES Vol 20)
