Parish Church, Strichen

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 15/02/1982 Supplementary Information Updated 03/02/2021 Local Authority Aberdeenshire Planning Authority Aberdeenshire Parish Strichen NGR NJ 94705 54712 Coordinates 394705, 854712 — The former Strichen Parish Church (1798 by John Adamson; refurbished 1844 by Alexander Ellis) is a rectangular-plan, gabled building located in the burial ground (LB16571) between Newton Wood and the North Ugie Water in the village of Strichen, Aberdeenshire. It is constructed from granite rubble with a later cement render. The gables have round-headed doorways with Serlian windows and ball finials above. The gable to the west is surmounted by a stone birdcage bellcote. The south elevation has four large round-arched windows. Some zinc window frames with simple twin-arched tracery survive. The roof is slated, with metal roof vents along the ridge. At the southeast corner of the building is a single-storey furnace house/session house addition, now roofless, with a tall chimney. The interior scheme has been largely removed. An exposed timber king-post ceiling structure survives. — The former Strichen Parish Church meets the criteria of special architectural or historic interest for the following reasons: As a large representative example of a late 18 th century 'preaching box' style of parish church, with round-arched windows and a birdcage bellcote. For its interest as part of a coherent group of related listed buildings at the site including the vaulted remains of the 1620 Strichen Church and the burial ground (both listed separately). For its social interest as an important early part of the ecclesiastical history of the planned village of Strichen, established in 1764. The former Strichen Parish Church (dedicated to St Andrew) was built in 1798 to replace an earlier

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.