Michael Kirk, Gordonstoun

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 26/01/1971 Supplementary Information Updated 17/01/2012 Local Authority Moray Planning Authority Moray Parish Drainie NGR NJ 19279 68920 Coordinates 319279, 868920 — MICHAEL KIRK: dated 1705, restored and interior refurbished, John Kinross, 1900-01. Gothic. Ashlar. Small 3-bay church with large pointed windows with elaborate Y-tracery in E and W gables. Centre S door with flanking windows; reveals with half-round and fillet moulding decorated with stairs and roses; flanking windows with Y-tracery and deeply moulded architraves; continuous string course dropped under cills. Square clear glass quarries; flat moulded skews; steeply pitched West Highland slate roof with stone ridge and apex urns. INTERIOR: panelled throughout, 1900-01. Various mural memorials including that to Sir Robert Gordon, died 1704 (possibly carved by John Faid, Elgin), and previous and subsequent Gordons and Gordon Cummings. Chequered black and white marble floor. BURIAL GROUND: surrounded by simple stone walls with low, coped, square dressed rubble gatepiers to E and W entrances; western gatepiers have inset re-used 17th century carved detailing. CROSS: market cross type; tall, rectangular shaft with chamfered and stopped angles; incised hammer mark; hole probably for jougs; small star shaped finial with centre hole; stands on simple square stone plinth. — Ecclecisiastical building in use as such in the charge of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Built by Dame Elizabeth Dunbar as a mausoleum in memory of her husband, Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun. Restored by Lady (Florence) Gordon Cumming for use during her family's summer residences at Gordonstoun from Altyre (Forres). Now used as chapel for Gordonstoun School. Altar moved to W end of church to increase seating accommodation

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.