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Rhynd, Old Parish Church And Churchyard

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Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (12th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval)

Site Name Rhynd, Old Parish Church And Churchyard

Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (12th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Easter Rhynd

Canmore ID 27929

Site Number NO11NE 23

NGR NO 18269 18546

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the SE.
Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the SE.General oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks with the church, manse and farmsteads adjacent, taken from the W.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.View of gravestone commemorating William Coshney, erected 1720, in the churchyard of Rhynd Parish Church.Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the S.View of gravestone commemorating Elspet Ferrier, d.1784 at Rhynd Old Parish Church and Churchyard. Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.View of gravestone commemorating William Scott, d. 1729 and erected 1759, in the churchyard of Rhynd Parish Church.Rhynd, Old Parish Church And Churchyard, NO11NE 23, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView of tablestone 1706 with sexton's shovel, Rhynd Old Parish Church burial groundOblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the W.View of gravestone commemorating John Lenox and family, erected 1729, in the churchyard of Rhynd Parish Church.View of tablestone 1706 with sexton's shovel, Rhynd Old Parish Church burial groundGravestone depicting smiths at anvil, 1802.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.Rhynd Old Parish Church. Gravestone commemorating Elspet Ferrier, d.1784.Rhynd, Old Parish Church And Churchyard, NO11NE 23, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, RectoOblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the SW.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.Rhynd, Old Parish Church And Churchyard, NO11NE 23, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoOblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the W.General oblique aerial view of the River Earn landscape, centred on Rhynd.General oblique aerial view of the River Earn and Tay landscape, centred on Rhynd.Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Rhynd Churchyard, Perthshire.Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the S.Oblique aerial view centred on the linear cropmarks of the remains of the old parish church and burial-ground, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Rhynd
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes

NO11NE 23 18269 18546

(NO 1826 1854) Church (NR)

OS 6" map, (1959)

For present parish church (NO 1564 2036), see NO12SE 45. For adjacent Old Manse of Rhynd, see NO11NE 49. See also NO11NE 79.

The old parish church for Rhynd has not been used since 1841 (R W Fraser 1857) and is now a shell. Originally a cell of the Priory of May, first mentioned in the reign of King David (1124-53). The church was erected in the 17th century, but one or two re-used inscribed stones suggest an older structure on the same site (J Ballingal 1905). (See also NO12SE 18 - alleged monastery, and NO11NE 79 - possible site of earlier church.)

R W Fraser 1857; J Ballingal 1905.

All that remains of the church are the E gable (c. 2.5m high) and part of the N and S walls, all obscured by thick ivy. A family burial vault has been built against the N wall, and another, and a later stone hut, have been built against the S wall.

Visited by OS (W D J) 27 July 1965.

All that remains of the old parish church at Rhynd is the E gable, a length of the S wall, and a scarped terrace; the function of a second length of wall on the N, measuring 5.8m in length and 2m in height, is not certain, since it is not in the correct position to be the N wall of the church and, like the other walls, is almost entirely masked by ivy. The position of the W end of the church is probably marked by the scarped terrace, indicating that the building measured about 18m by 6.8m overall. The E gable still stands to a height of 2.4m and has a shallow aumbry on the S side of the inner wall face. The S wall is up to 10.55m in length and an opening, which now gives entry to a later stone shed, may mark the position of the original doorway.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 10 December 1996.

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