Udny, Christ's Kirk Of Udny
Burial Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Burial Vault (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Udny, Christ's Kirk Of Udny
Classification Burial Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Burial Vault (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Chapel Of The Holy Trinity; Parish Churchyard; Kirkyard Of Udny; Old Parish Church; Udny Green
Canmore ID 19613
Site Number NJ82NE 22
NGR NJ 88005 26274
NGR Description NJ c. 88005 26274
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19613
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Udny
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Kirkyard includes the Pitmedden (Setons) and Pittrichie burial enclosures.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ82NE 22 c. 88005 26274
(NJ 8799 2627) Church (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map, (1959).
For present parish church (NJ 8801 2642), see NJ82NE 45.00.
There was a chapel of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ's Kirk of Udny. The parish of Udny was erected and disjoined from Ellon, Logie-Buchan, Tarves and Foveran on 19th December 1597, and in 1605 a church of greater size was built to replace Christ's Kirk. A new church built in 1821 was renovated in 1883 (Scott et al 1915-61).
All that remains of the church dedicated Christ's Kirk is a small portion of the walls, now used as a vault (ONB 1868). (The Ordnance Survey Name Book [ONB] may be referring here to the 1605 church built to replace Christ's Kirk.)
Name Book 1868; H Scott et al 1915-61.
No trace of the church. There is no evidence of the early building in the burial vaults. The burial ground has been extended and is still in use.
Visited by OS (RL) 5 April 1972.
Nothing can be seen of this church and the burial ground in which it stood remains in use.
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW, JRS), 29 January 1997.
