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Alyth, Kirk Brae, Alyth High Parish Church

Church (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century) (1839)

Site Name Alyth, Kirk Brae, Alyth High Parish Church

Classification Church (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century) (1839)

Alternative Name(s) Alyth Parish Church; Bamff Road

Canmore ID 30783

Site Number NO24NW 39

NGR NO 24335 48750

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/30783

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NO24NW 39.00 24335 48750 Alyth High Parish Church

NO24NW 39.01 24305 48746 Entrance Gate

For related manse and sundial, see NO24NW 28.00 and NO24NW 28.01 respectively.

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

Architect: Thomas Hamilton, 1839 (Neo-Norman).

Alterations: Johnston & Baxter, 1906.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

PLANS: Held at Belhary House.

SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE:

Repairs to church school master's house. Receipt for proportion of costs, 1811.

GD81/413.

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Note (20 November 2024)

Clock tower contains a turret clock made by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and installed in 1840. Vulliamy was clockmaker to William III and Queen Victoria.

It was manually wound from 1839-2024. It is now automated.

Information from John Smith and Bruce Maxwell, Alyth High Parish Church, August 2023.

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