2019

NJ8864 : St Drostan's Kirkyard

taken 5 years ago, near to New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with St Drostan's in this square
St Drostan's Kirkyard
St Drostan's Kirkyard
This kirkyard has numerous table-style graves, many now sadly more or less illegible as a result of weathering. In the background is the former manse, built in 1821-1823 by Alexander Laing after an earlier design by William Robertson had been rejected by the heritor, John Dingwall of Brucklay, because it was too he was not prepared to contribute more than a maximum of £83, the amount stipulated in an Act of 1663.

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Geographical Context: Religious sites Burial ground, Crematorium
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Grid Square
NJ8864, 62 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 29 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 1 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8841 6438 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:40.1487N 2:11.7568W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8840 6439
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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