Gardenstown, St John's Church (14562)
Condition
| 3 | |
| BURIAL GROUND (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), CHURCH (MEDIEVAL) | |
| Multi-Period | |
| 19282 | |
| NJ76SE0002 | |
| Aberdeenshire |
Description
| Remains of the former parish church dedicated to St John the Evangelist said to be founded in the 11th century. The present church has been built in two periods at least, the east end probably early 16th century and the rest 17th century. It measures 28.75m long (longer than most churches of the time) by 4.72m wide and rubble built. The wall and gable remain to roof height. |
| Church fabric is suffering from structural instability. Low tech but effective interventions have been installed. Wooden props support lintels of windows. Sand bags fill and support a hole in the north wall. The northeast stretch of church yard wall is built at the edge of the break of slope at the top of the cliff. There are obvious signs of long term slope processes as sections of the cliff periodically slip. These are natural processes but the wall will eventually fail. |
Location
| 379109.00 | |
| 864464.00 | |
| 27700 | |
| 57.6695620 | |
| -2.3518635 |
Submitted photographs
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23/05/2022 | Proximity of outer wall to cliff edge | joannahambly |
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23/05/2022 | Church graveyard looking towards Gardenstown | joannahambly |
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23/05/2022 | joannahambly | |
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23/05/2022 | View of St John\'s from base of cliff line. | joannahambly |
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23/05/2022 | View of St John\'s from Gardenstown. | joannahambly |
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Submitted updates
| Update id | Date | User | ||||||||||
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| 3823 | 23/05/2022 | joannahambly | ||||||||||
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