St Fergus's Church

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St Fergus's Church

The St Fergus's Church , and Parish Church of St Fergus is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish village of Glamis in the Council Area Angus . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The associated cemetery is classified separately as a Category B structure. On this is the remnant of the church Strathmore Aisle , which is a monument of the highest category A.

history

Already in the 12th century there was a church of Arbroath Abbey on the site, which was consecrated in 1242 . In 1459 a transept was added. In 1792 the church building was demolished and the following year today's St Fergus's Church was built. The Strathmore Aisle, as a preserved fragment of the old transept, has served as a mausoleum for the Earls of Strathmore, who reside at Glamis Castle . In 1933 St Fergus's Church was renovated. On May 6, 1934, the church was consecrated to Saint Fergus . Gordon Webster created a stained glass window in 1969 .

description

The church building forms the northern end of Glamis. It is designed in a relatively simple way with a simple classicist bell tower. The masonry consists of stone roughly hewn into blocks. All openings in the building are rounded . To the side and the east facade of the church hall are tracery admitted. On the west side, at the foot of the tower, is the main portal with a deep archivolt . The tower, which tapers in four sections, has a square base. From the third section the tower is octagonal . A pointed helmet sits above the surrounding arched arcade .

The 15th century Strathmore Aisle was redesigned in the 17th century. The masonry of the remains of the Tudor Gothic church consists of red sandstone blocks . The windows close with segment or Tudor arches . On the south facade there is a sundial installed in 1771 below a tracery . A black marble plaque on the west side is framed by Corinthian columns.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Entry on St Fergus's Church  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 36 '34.7 "  N , 3 ° 0' 5.2"  W.