Kirkton Of Cushnie, St Bride's Church, Churchyard And Well

St Bride's Church, 1637. Ruins only, reduced to rectangular footings. Cushnie Church was thatched with heather until

c.1792. 1637 on skewput. Bell of time of Mr Patrick Copland (or Kepland), minister from 1672 to 1710: 'P.K. 1686' on it (Jervise). Now represented by wall footings. Some good 18th century tombstones.

Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

NJ51SW 2 50635 10861 and 5097 1071

For present parish church of Leochel-Cushnie (NJ 5301 1078), see NJ51SW 76.

(NJ 5063 1085) St Bride's Church (NR)

OS 6" map, (1959)

(NJ 5097 1071) St Bride's Well (NR) (Site of)

OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 1st ed., (1867)

The parishes of Leochel and Cushnie were united by the Court of Teinds on 28 June 1795.

H Scott 1915-61.

1637; roofless.

G Hay 1957.

The old church of Cushnie, dedicated to St Bride, remains as a ruin within its churchyard. A lintel bears the date 1637, and a broken stone 14- . An armorial slab of the Lumsdens, with the date 1637, lies within. The bell initialled and dated P K 1686 - is now at Lynturk Church (NJ51SE 53).

St Bride's Well, a holy well, is now covered by the Cushnie Burn.

Name Book 1867; A Jervise 1875-9; F C Eeles and R W M Clouston 1960.

St Brides's Church stands to gable height at the E end, and is c.2.0 metres high at the W end, with an entrance in the S. The church measures c.4.6 metres by c.18.6 metres internally with walls c.0.7 metres wide. The dated stones were not seen, the remains being completely overgrown with vegetation.

The burial ground is no longer in use.

No trace of St Bride's Well.

Visited by OS (RL) 10 September 1968.

There is a stone-arched vault in churchyard beneath a room used as a toolhouse or store; this measures 13' 6" (4.12m) in length, 12' (3.66m) in breadth and 8' 3" (2.5m) high and contains three platforms for resting the coffins.

NMRS, MS/712/51.

Description:

Rectangular approx. 65' x 18' 6", 14' internally, featureless

except for remains of S.W. chamfered doorway and

tombstones. 1637.

Notes:

Scheduled monument.

Re-categorised as C(S) from B for Group (2006). The listing relates specifically to the group interest of the subject. It applies, as always, to interior as well as exterior, as appropriate to building type.

References:

O.S.A. v. IV p. 175.

Described as covered with heath.

N.S.A. v. XII p. 1127

Information from Historic Scotland list description 1971