Parish Church, Duffus Village

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 25/04/1989 Local Authority Moray Planning Authority Moray Parish Duffus NGR NJ 16851 68581 Coordinates 316851, 868581 — Alexander Reid (A and W Reid), 1868-9 (dated 1868). Gothic rectangular church with long 4-play elevations N and S and and advanced porch under spire at SW. Rubble, tooled and polished ashlar dressings. Projecting square porch at SW rising as octagonal louvred belfry with Gothic detailing under tapering octagonal spire terminating in decorative cast- iron weathervane. Recessed pointed-headed entrance with flanking nook-shafts and double leaf door with ornate cast- iron hinges. Buttressed S elevation lit by 3 paired narrow lancet hoodmoulded windows; similar fenestration in N elevation. Pair pointed-headed windows with geometric tracery light E gable; large wheel window in centre of W gable; lattice- pane glazing. Dated rainwater goods; steeply pitched slate roof with apex cross finials. INTERIOR: simple interior with pine dado, pews and decorative pine panelled W gallery front. Raised square pulpit at E end with cusped detailing to front and organ at rear. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Church constructed to replace the Peterkirk, the old parish church. Lady Dunbar of Duffus House, an artist, took a great interest in the design. The spire was added, and paid for, by Dr D Brander, the Minister, to mark his fortieth year as Minister of the Parish (he served from 1828-1880). War Memorial (1914-18) and 1939-45 sited in front of church.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.