Kirkton Of Leochel, St Marnoch's Church And Churchyard
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kirkton Of Leochel, St Marnoch's Church And Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Old Church Of Leochel; Leochel Church; St Marnan's
Canmore ID 17469
Site Number NJ50NE 4
NGR NJ 55004 09620
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17469
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Leochel-cushnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Leochel Church (St Marnan's). The isolated little kirkton contains an excellent group of 18th-century tombstones including two with cheerful grim reapers nestling within a fragment of the old kirk. Burial vault below north aisle.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
