Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
St Rufus Church, Keith
St Rufus Church, Keith — category A listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.

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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
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St Rufus Church, Keith is a category A listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB35629). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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St Rufus Church, also known as Keith Parish Church, is a Church of Scotland church in Keith, Moray, that was built in 1816. Designed by James Gillespie Graham in the Perpendicular Gothic style, it has crenellated walls, traceried windows and a tall bell and clock tower at its west end. The doorway leading into the nave from the entrance lobby is an unusual war memorial, listing the names of parishioners who died in the First World War on one side, and in the Second World War on the other. St Rufus was built to replace a medieval church of the same name, which was demolished shortly after St Rufus was completed. The sacrament house of the original church was installed in the new church, and now serves as a memorial to a church elder.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Rufus Church, also known as Keith Parish Church, is a Church of Scotland church in Keith, Moray, that was built in 1816. Designed by James Gillespie Graham in the Perpendicular Gothic style, it has crenellated walls, traceried windows and a tall bell and clock tower at its west end. The doorway leading into the nave from the entrance lobby is an unusual war memorial, listing the names of parishioners who died in the First World War on one side, and in the Second World War on the other. St Rufus was built to replace a medieval church of the same name, which was demolished shortly after St Rufus was completed. The sacrament house of the original church was installed in the new church, and now serves as a memorial to a church elder. St Rufus has been designated a Category A listed building, and is still in use as an active place of worship; the burial ground of the demolished church, which contains carved memorials to people from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, is Category B listed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 57.5438, -2.9539
- Address
- Keith, Moray
- Established
- 1816
- Official site
- www.maltwhiskydistilleries.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17569338 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Rufus Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Rufus Church, Keith?
- St Rufus Church, Keith is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was St Rufus Church, Keith built?
- Built or established in 1816.
- Is St Rufus Church, Keith a listed building?
- St Rufus Church, Keith is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.