Hill Curch of Rosehearty

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Hill Curch of Rosehearty

The Hill Curch of Rosehearty is a parish church of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish hamlet of Peathill in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated cemetery, however, is classified as a Category B building. Directly south is the ruins of the Old Pitsligo Church , which is protected as a Scheduled Monument .

history

As a result of a petition by Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes of Pitsligo , who resided at Pitsligo Castle , Parliament decided in 1633 to set up the Parish Pitsligo . This was separated from the surrounding parishes of Aberdour , Fraserburgh and Tyrie . Around 1635 the construction of today's Old Pitsligo Church was completed. The decision of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland to rebuild what is now Hill Church led to an uproar within the congregation, which culminated in the symbolic public burning of the pastor. Nonetheless, Hill Church was built in 1890 and the old church was abandoned.

description

The church stands on the northern edge of the hamlet of Peathill around 1.5 kilometers south of the coastal town of Rosehearty . The Scottish architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie designed a cruciform church in the neo-Gothic style. Its masonry is made of pale granite . The covered, two-winged entrance portal emerges from the south-west facade. Along the nave and transept are pointed windows and simple tracery admitted. A flat, beveled apse protrudes from the east gable . On the west gable sits a small roof turret with an open bell. The bell, cast in 1798, still comes from the old church. The building closes with a steep, slate-covered gable roof . Inside, the lavishly decorated, wooden patron s box of Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, which was built around 1632, should be highlighted.

A quarry stone wall surrounds the almost triangular cemetery area, on which both churches are located. The earliest tombstones date from the 17th century.

Old Church of Pitsligo

The Old Church of Pitsligo is only preserved today as a roofless ruin. It has a T-shaped floor plan with side lengths of 18 m or 8 m. Its quarry stone masonry still shows the remains of a Harl plaster. Openings are edged with contrasting red sandstone . The richly ornamented roof turret sitting on a gable shows a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b c Scheduled Monument - entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 57 ° 41 ′ 10.6 "  N , 2 ° 6 ′ 42.5"  W.