Maryton, Torkirk House
Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (Medieval), Church (18th Century) (1791), Grave Slab (16th Century), Monastery (Medieval)(Possible), Well (Medieval)
Site Name Maryton, Torkirk House
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (Medieval), Church (18th Century) (1791), Grave Slab (16th Century), Monastery (Medieval)(Possible), Well (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Maryton Parish Kirk; Maryton Kirk; Former Maryton Parish Church And Churchyard; St Mary's Of Old Montrose; St Mary's Well
Canmore ID 35668
Site Number NO65NE 17
NGR NO 68394 56021
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35668
- Council Angus
- Parish Maryton
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO65NE 17 68394 56021
(NO 6838 5601) The parish church built in 1791 on or near the site of its predecessor, which on record in the 12th century dedicated to the Virgin and known as St. Mary's of Old Montrose. St Mary's Well is in the immediate vicinity. A fine heraldic graveslab dating from about 1530 is preserved in the church vestry.
A J Warden 1880-5; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1896-7.
The heraldic graveslab, which bears the figure of a man in civilian dress, is now in Montrose Museum.
Information from RCAHMS (IFr), 7 August 2001.
Field Visit (April 1978)
Maryton NO 683 560 NO65NE 17
Part of a fine sculptured grave-slab, which probably dates from about 1530, was found at Maryton Church. The present parish church replaced an older one, and the site itself may be that of a church which was extant in the 13th century.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978
(Warden 1880-85, iv, 300-2; MacGibbon and Ross 1896-7, iii, 456-8)
