Davoch Of Grange, Lady Hill, Grange Burial-ground

NJ45SE 8 47917 51585

(NJ 4795 5158) Virgin Mary's Chapel. (NR) (Site of)

OS 6" map, (1959)

See also:

NJ45SE 3 NJ 48052 51541 St Ninian's Church (Grange Parish Church)

Originally a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary; ruinous in 1793.

Statistical Account (OSA) 1791-9.

Previous existence of chapel still known locally, although there is now no trace, the area being occupied by gravestone.

Visited by OS (RL) 28 July 1967.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

Address: Grange Burial Ground, Davoch of Grange, Moray

Postcode: AB55 6RY

Status: In current use for burials

Size: 0.45 hectares, 1.12 acres

Polygon: Yes

TOIDs: 1000000173395239, 1000000173395241

Number of gravestones: c250-300 in older part, c150 in newer

Earliest gravestone: 1684

Most recent gravestone: 2003

Description: Graveyard associated with a church. Graveyard divided 50/50 between original and late 19th Century extension by stump of original W boundary wall. No visible sign of remains of church which was on the site and described as ruinous in 1793. Present replacement built in 1795 on adjoining site. At some time the decision was taken to place all flat stones upright, some in situ, but 17 resited and propped along the S boundary wall, facing N. A few stones are wall-mounted. Numerous late 20th Century stones, granite. Earlier stones mainly sandstone or freestone. Later ones mainly granite. Much of the texton earlier stones is hard to determine due mainly to lichens. The 'flats' generally have bevelled edges and some with faded relier mortality symbols. At least two of these have (unusually) a line of text running from bottom to centre, up the middle of the stone.

Data Sources: Graveyard Recording Form, 7 March 2003; OS MasterMap checked 14 June 2005.