Auchenblae Parish Churchyard - Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Graveyard surrounding the parish church on a hilltop south of the village of Auchenblae in the southern part of Aberdeenshire in eastern Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM162ED
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/20/2022
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Auchenblae is a village in the parish of Fordoun in the southern part of Aberdeenshire, formerly Kincardineshire, in the countryside of The Mearns. The parish church was built from 1827-29 by John Smith, who also built the wall and gateway surrounding the graveyard. The neo-perpendicular building with gothic detailing features a tall tower on its western side.
The site of the churchyard, on an elevated site on the south side of the village, has always been an important religious site, with links to St Palladius, who's chapel ruins lie adjacent. The featured gravestone reads as follows:
'JAMES DUFFUS M.D.DIED AT AUCHCAIRNIE
15th JUNE 1928 AGED 69 YEARS
ALSO OF HIS WIFE
ALICE CARNEGIE DAUGHTER OF
JAMES SMITH PITTENGARDNER FORDOUN
DIED 11th FEBRUARY 1950 AGED 83 YEARS
A BELOVED PHYSICIAN'