Cawdor Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 26/01/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Cawdor NGR NH 84361 49947 Coordinates 284361, 849947 — 1619, enlarged 1830-31. Galleries, pews, A. & W. Reid, and Wittet, Elgin, 1903. Cruciform church with tower incorporated in south gable. Harl pointed rubble, ashlar dressings. Entrance porch straddles SE re-entrant with moulded pointed-headed arch supported by heavy corbelled engaged columns. Further (1830-31) pointed-headed, hood-moulded entrances in centre north, east and west gables with similarly detailed gallery windows above and long Y-tracery windows in each elevation. Hoodmoulded (1619) 3-light plate traceried window in centre south gable with simple carved decorative detailing to mullions. Square (1619) tower rises above, with centre slit vents, unusually decorated corbel table to crenellated wall walk above which rises later, probably 1830, single stage square belfry with round-headed louvred windows in each face, pyramidal slate roof and weather cock. Corniced stack at north gable apex, cross finials at east and west; crowsteps; slate roof. Interior; Minister's room and tower base fill south gable; T-plan, interior, with N.E. and W aisles all galleried with Gothic detailing to panelled fronts, and to pulpit, all fittings 1903. Burial ground; rubble walled enclosure with entrances in north and south flanked by simple gate piers. 18th and 19th century grave-stones. Fine wrought-iron lantern, probably early 19th century, mounted on wooden post, stands at junction of church paths to south of building.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.