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Dowally, St Anne's Church And Churchyard
Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (16th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval), Pillory (Post Medieval), War Memorial (20th Century) (1920)
Site Name Dowally, St Anne's Church And Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (16th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval), Pillory (Post Medieval), War Memorial (20th Century) (1920)
Alternative Name(s) Dowally Kirk
Canmore ID 27111
Site Number NO04NW 4
NGR NO 00136 48026
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27111
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Dunkeld And Dowally
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO04NW 4 00136 48026.
(NO 0013 4801) Church (NAT) Jougs (NR)
OS 6" map, Perthshire, 2nd ed. (1901)
St Anne's Church, Dowally, was built in 1500 and described as a "long, narrow, inelegant structure". It became ruinous in 1755, and was repaired only to be replaced in 1818 with a new building almost on the site of the old.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1842
A modern church in normal use. The jougs are attached to the exterior of the S wall.
Visited by OS (BS) 3 February 1975
Photographic Survey (1986)
Recording of gravestones in the churchyard of St Anne's Church, Dowally, by Mrs Betty Willsher in 1986
Standing Building Recording (25 September 2020)
NO 00139 4801 A photographic and written survey was carried out by Derek Hall Archaeologist and Ceramic Specialist of the 18th-century church at Dowally, prior to its conversion into holiday accommodation. The work was done on 25 September 2020.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: Private individual
Derek Hall
(Source: DES Volume 21)
OASIS ID: derekhal1-404549
Watching Brief (11 November 2021)
NO 00139 48010 New trenches for drainage and water supply to the remodelled church building were recorded on 11 November 2021. No human remains were recovered, and all exposed foundations belonged to the current church there was no sign of anything relating to an earlier church on the site. New building works inside the church did not involve any below ground excavations.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: Private individual
Watching brief Derek Hall
(Source: DES Volume 23)
OASIS ID: derekhal1-434179
