Enzie Cross Roads, Manse, Sylvania
Manse (19th Century) (1849)
Site Name Enzie Cross Roads, Manse, Sylvania
Classification Manse (19th Century) (1849)
Alternative Name(s) Former Free Church Manse
Canmore ID 235396
Site Number NJ36SE 75
NGR NJ 39411 62452
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/235396
- Council Moray
- Parish Rathven
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
Field Visit (12 May 2016)
NJ 39447 62472 Enzie Free Church was formed from the Disruption of 1843, with part of the congregation joining the Free Church. The congregation first met for worship in a shed on a farm until the church was built in 1844. The church was enlarged later and was renovated in 1886. In 1848 membership was at 190 but by 1900 it was 240. In 1900 the minister and the congregation joined the United Free Church, and rejoined the Church of Scotland in 1929 as Enzie North. In 1930 they joined with the congregation of Enzie South and the former Free Church was closed in 1946. The building is marked as unroofed on the current OS map. A site visit, 12 May 2016, found the building being reused as a barn, with a door on the N side. It is in a poor state of repair, though traces of stained glass windows were evident.
Stuart Farrell
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
