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Methlick, Old Parish Church Of St Deavanach

Church (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Methlick, Old Parish Church Of St Deavanach

Classification Church (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Methick, Old Parish Churchyard

Canmore ID 19770

Site Number NJ83NE 44

NGR NJ 85773 37322

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19770

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Methlick
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

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Old Parish Church (St Deavanach/Devenick), 1780, repaired 1840. In old kirkyard, roofless rectangle in split-boulder

rubble with cherry-cocking. Simple round-headed openings throughout, bellcote on west gable, stair to former loft at south-east corner, north wall blind. South section of old kirkyard wall incorporates a good collection of 18th-century tomb sculpture.

Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Archaeology Notes

NJ83NE 44.00 85773 37322

NJ83NE 44.01 85773 37314 Burial Ground

For present parish church (NJ 8577 3723), see NJ83NE 71.

Built 1780, repaired (probably internally only) in 1840, and abandoned in 1866 when the present church was built (at NJ 8577 3722).

OSA 1791-9; NSA 1845; A Keith 1899.

The church is roofless, but the walls are intact and in good repair. It contains several post-1866 gravestones. An interesting feature is the outside stair at the E end of the S wall which gave access to the gallery.

Visited by OS 19 August 1976.

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE

Architect: W.G. Knox - addition to church - not carried out.

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