Church of The Incarnation (Tombae)

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Church of The Incarnation

The Church of The Incarnation is a Roman Catholic church building near the hamlet of Tomnavoulin in the Scottish council area of Moray . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1987.

history

From 1745 a clergyman looked after the faithful in the sparsely populated region along the Livets . He lived near a prayer house built in 1790. This was replaced by the Church of The Incarnation in the late 1820s and fell into disrepair. The church building was designed by the Aberdeen- based architect John Gall . After construction began in 1827, the building was opened on February 2, 1829, albeit unfinished. Only a few days later, a flood devastated the banks of the Livet. The interior was completed in 1844 under the direction of the Bishop of Aberdeen , James Kyle , and presumably with the assistance of clergyman Walther Lovi . The work included the establishment of a priestly apartment , the completion of the vaulted ceiling and the construction of an organ gallery.

In 2013 the now unused church was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland. During an on-site visit in 2018, her condition was classified as poor with a moderate risk of deterioration.

description

The Church of The Incarnation is isolated around 800 meters southeast of Tomnavoulin across from the Tamnavulin whiskey distillery on the right bank of the Livets. The entrance portal of the neo-Gothic building is on the west-facing gable side facing the Livet, which, unlike the opposite, street-side facade, is designed as a magnificent facade. It is faced with pink granite blocks and decorated with buttresses with pinacles and crenellated parapets. At the foot is the pointed arch portal , the high ogival traceries flanked. There is another tracery above. All tracery are made with wooden frameworks.

The three-axis-wide building flanks are simply designed with pointed arched windows. The east facade is designed analogously to the west facade, but much simpler. The final gable roof with a cross at the gable end is covered with slate .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Entry on Church of The Incarnation  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk

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Coordinates: 57 ° 18 ′ 53.7 "  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 4.8"  W.