Benholm Parish Church
The Benholm Parish Church is a former parish church in the Scottish scattered settlement Benholm in the Council area Aberdeenshire . In 1972 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2005.
history
There was a church building on the site as early as the 13th century. This Gothic building, consecrated to the Celtic Saint Marnock , served as the parish church of the newly created Parish from 1242 . Today Benholm Parish Church was built in 1832 and on 16 September of the same year consecrated . In March the last fragments of the medieval church were blown up with gunpowder . With the merger of two parishes, the parish church became redundant. The last mass was read there on June 6, 2004.
In 2011 the building was added to the register of endangered buildings in Scotland. In 2018, his condition was classified as relatively good with a low risk at the same time.
description
The Benholm Parish Church is located in the middle of the scattered settlement Benholm about one kilometer away from the North Sea coast . The simple classicist hall church has an elongated floor plan. The south facade of the Harl plastered building has four high arched windows. The gable ends are designed with stylized triangular gables. The main portal on the west side closes with a segmented arch into which a five-part window is inserted.
Fragments of the medieval church were reused in the construction. Furthermore, two wall monuments from the 17th century were moved from the choir of the old church to the current structure. They commemorate the death of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal or Robert Scott of Benholm . While the first monument is rather naively sculptured, the second is designed with a baroque marble tablet .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Benholm Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 48 ′ 51.6 " N , 2 ° 19 ′ 18.9" W.