Monzie Kirk - Perth & Kinross, Scotland
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N 56° 24.242 W 003° 49.089
30V E 449507 N 6251348
White-harled church that served the rural parish of Monzie, situated north-east of the Perthshire town of Crieff on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands.
Waymark Code: WM1ARMX
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/01/2024
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The parish of Monzie lies in Perthshire just over two miles north-east of the town of Crieff at the foot of the Highlands. It includes an estate with a castle and a small group of buildings alongside a minor road that includes the church which lies north-east of the road on a rise above the churchyard.
The current building replaced a predecessor in 1830-31 to a design by William Stirling. A later addition in 1894 by H.B.W. Steele & Balfour included the entrance porch and most of the interior.
The church is aligned north-west to south-east and is of rubble which has been white harled, the roof is slated. Three pointed-arch windows adorn each side with a smaller three on the south-east gable, one being above the entrance porch. The main feature of the building is an octagonal stone belfry on the apex of this gable which contains a 24 inch bell cast in 1913 by John Taylor & Co. of Loughborough Foundry.
The church merged with Fowlis in 1961, but has since been closed for services.