Dyke Parish Church & Mausoleum

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Title

Dyke Parish Church & Mausoleum

Description

Dated 1781, a rectangular building 66ft long x 33ft wide x 18ft high, lit in the long south elevation by four long round headed windows with a belfry to the west wall and doorways at each end. There are no windows in the north wall. The interior is dominated by an unusual three decker pulpit typical of the period. The three deck pulpit built to accommodate minister, precentor and beadle. Some believe the lowest deck was designed for sinners, caught by elders during the week and made to stand or sit in front of the congregation in shame. James Smith, Nairn and James Smith, Auldearn builders, were given the work of building the church having submitted plans and estimate.

Source

moray

Date

1781

Type

Museum

Identifier

3022

Spatial Coverage

current,57.60447,-3.691795;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Dyke Village

Place

Forres

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

unknown

OpeningDate1

23/9/2017

OpeningTime1

10am to 4pm

Activities

Open to the public with volunteers on hand.

Small pamphlet with information available.

Church with mounted ancient stones and the crypt will also be open to public.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

Yes

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

14937

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

IV36 2TF

Citation

“Dyke Parish Church & Mausoleum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3021.

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