St Ninian's Church (Bridge of Tynet)
The St Ninian's Church , also Tynet Chapel , is a Roman Catholic church building near the village of Bridge of Tynet in the Scottish Council Area Moray . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
history
After the Reformation in Scotland, Roman Catholic communities were met with suspicion and sometimes hostility. There was an older church building at the site, which was destroyed by soldiers in 1725 or 1728 and the community evicted. The local Gordon - Laird presented the municipality then a barn as a makeshift chapel available, which was used until the 1746th These destroyed English troops returning from the Battle of Culloden .
Today's St Ninian's Church was built in 1755, making it the earliest Catholic church in use to this day after the Reformation in Scotland. The local laird had the building supposedly built as a sheepfold, from which the simple design, reminiscent of an agricultural building, results. However, the purpose of the building was to be used as a hidden church. In order to allow the congregation to meet as inconspicuously as possible, masses were sometimes read at night and the clergyman disguised himself as a farmer.
The originally thatched building was expanded and developed in 1787, with the slate shingles from the older chapel being reused. Again in the early 20th century and in 1951, St Ninian's Church was restored.
description
St Ninian's Church stands on the edge of the forest a few hundred meters southwest of the Bridge of Tynet. The simple, elongated building is single-story and ten axes wide. Its facades are plastered with Harl , with natural stone frames set off. The entrance portal is on the penultimate axis on the southwest side. The sacristy is also accessible through a door on the southeast side. Eight windows are set along the north facade; mostly twelve-part lattice windows . The pitched roof is covered with slate from Banffshire . The east gable closes with a ball.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on St Ninian's Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
Coordinates: 57 ° 38 '12.9 " N , 3 ° 2' 31.1" W.