Kinnoir Old Church,church 550m WSW of Corse of Kinnoir

Heritage listing

Date Added 17/02/1993 Supplementary Information Updated 24/07/2018 Type Ecclesiastical: church Local Authority Aberdeenshire Parish Huntly NGR NJ 54426 43205 Coordinates 354426, 843205 — The monument consists of the remains of the old parish church of Kinnoir. The church was dedicated to St Marnan, who is thought to have been buried here in the middle of the 7th century. His relics were thought to have been preserved here, and were the object of pilgrimages until the 16th century. The parsonage of Kinnoir was erected into a prebend of Elgin Cathedral around AD 1222. Only the foundations of the church survive. It is situated in the N quadrant of a rectangular graveyard, E of the River Deveron and 550m WSW of Corse of Kinnoir farm. The footings define a single-chambered building measuring 17m NE-SW by 7m NW-SE over walls 0.65m thick and 0.2m high. From the SW end extending for 2.8m along the line of the NW wall is a portion of the exposed foundations, stray stones having been placed over the line of this section. A stone is exposed at the E angle. The church bell (removed to Strathbogie Church) inscription explains that it was obtained in 1653. Kinnoir is likely to have remained in use into the 18th century. The parishes of Kinnoir and Dunbennan became known collectively as Huntly in 1725. The area to be scheduled is rectangular, extending 2m from the exterior of the wall foundations, and measures a maximum of 21m NE-SW by 11m NW-SE, as shown in red on the accompanying map.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.