The West Church, Alford
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Title
The West Church, Alford
Description
The Church is built on an old ecclesiastical site with records showing a 12th century church was located here. It is rectangular in plan with harled walls with granite surrounds and corner stones. The south elevation has three large, equally spaced round arch windows, the centre one having stained glass.
The interior is original and beautifully preserved.
The Church is now in private ownership.
The interior is original and beautifully preserved.
The Church is now in private ownership.
Source
aberdeenshire
Date
Built in 1804 and extended in 1826
Type
Museum
Identifier
335
Spatial Coverage
current,57.23335,-2.740386;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
Located on the A980 west of the village of Alford
IsNewThisYear
Yes
OpeningDate1
15/9/2012
OpeningTime1
10.00-16.00
Activities
A walk around the outside is not to be missed with several good monuments including a flamboyant armorial to George Melville, 1678, and a primitive extravaganza, the Balfluig Monument (Mary Forbes Tomb, 1725) with squat supporting figures, winged “putto” and “memento mori” skeleton below.
The graveyard contains the graves of early botanist John Duncan and poet Charles Murray.
The graveyard contains the graves of early botanist John Duncan and poet Charles Murray.
WC
No
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
No
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
Yes
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
12284
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
AB33 8NL
Citation
“The West Church, Alford,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/334.
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