_2985 The Michael Kirk, Gordonstoun "<p>Built as a mortuary chapel for Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet of Gordonstoun who succeeded his father in 1688. Educated at St Andrew\u2019s University, much travelled, well read and a keen amateur chemist he was soon looked on as eccentric. The Michael Kirk is reached along a path from Gordonstoun named the \u2018Silent Walk\u2019 as those attending worship were expected to walk there in silence.<\/p><p>One of the pillars at the entrance to the enclosure has a rude, vigorous carving of a bearded savage, seemingly in a loin cloth, standing on an upturned leaf, a club over each shoulder, a crude Ionic capital acting as halo. His twin can be seen top right on the 1705 Gordon memorial inside the chapel, one cudgel less.<br \/><br \/>The chapel was re-roofed and furnished as an Episcopal chapel for Lady Gordon Cumming in 1900. It was reconditioned for use by the School before the construction of St Christopher\u2019s in 1966, though the congregation usually had to stand in the open! It is now used for small school services, family weddings and similar occasions. In the graveyard, the medieval Ogstoun market cross survives with some very fine tombstones. <\/p>" Organization "<p>Built as a mortuary chapel for Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet of Gordonstoun who succeeded his father in 1688. Educated at St Andrew\u2019s University, much travelled, well read and a keen amateur chemist he was soon looked on as eccentric. The Michael Kirk is reached along a path from Gordonstoun named the \u2018Silent Walk\u2019 as those attending worship were expected to walk there in silence.<\/p><p>One of the pillars at the entrance to the enclosure has a rude, vigorous carving of a bearded savage, seemingly in a loin cloth, standing on an upturned leaf, a club over each shoulder, a crude Ionic capital acting as halo. His twin can be seen top right on the 1705 Gordon memorial inside the chapel, one cudgel less.<br \/><br \/>The chapel was re-roofed and furnished as an Episcopal chapel for Lady Gordon Cumming in 1900. It was reconditioned for use by the School before the construction of St Christopher\u2019s in 1966, though the congregation usually had to stand in the open! It is now used for small school services, family weddings and similar occasions. In the graveyard, the medieval Ogstoun market cross survives with some very fine tombstones. <\/p>" 57.7062 -3.370463