St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar

]] St Ninian's Chapel was built at the same time as Mar Lodge. The foundation stone of Mar Lodge was laid by Queen Victoria on 15 October 1895. The house was completed in 1898. The architect of both Mar Lodge and St Ninian's Chapel was Alexander Marshall Mackenzie of Aberdeen, whose appointment seems to have been due to the fact that Queen Victoria thought highly of the design of Crathie Church (1893) and recommended him to her grandson-in-law, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife. An account of the building costs compiled in 1898 lists the project as "Mar Lodge and Chapel" and the contractors Alexander Marshall McKenzie as architect, Mr Edgar Gauld as builder, and McRobbie & Milne as…

The interior of St Ninian's Chapel is small and intimate, with seating for approximately 40 people. The hammerbeam roof is exposed and visible from the nave. There are simple wooden pews in the nave, divided by a central aisle. The chancel is stepped up from the nave and has a stone slab floor under which is the burial vault. The chancel has a small altar with a cover, with chancel rails in front. There is a wooden prayer stall and a reading desk and lectern. On the east wall behind the altar is a fine reredos with painted panels depicting angels and the Crucifixion. The crucifix is inscribed on the back: "For Mar Lodge Chapel from Alexandra Princess of Wales Xmas 1890." It is possible that…