Kinneff Old Church - Aberdeenshire, Scotland. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The parish of Kinneff covers a rural area on the east coast of Scotland between the towns of Inverbervie and Stonehaven in the southern part of Aberdeenshire (formerly Kincardineshire).

A church was built here in 1242 and became famous for housing the Scottish Crown Jewels from 1651 to 1660 during the English Civil War after being rescued from Dunnottar Castle up the coast. The church was rebuilt in 1737 and extended in 1876. It fell out of use during the 1970s but has since been restored by the Kinneff Old Church Preservation Group and is open to the public all year round from 9.00am to 6.00pm.

The cemetery surrounding the church has been here since the original building with many old stones, most unreadable, in the vicinity to the southern part of the graveyard. A newer section, still in use, lies to the north.

Featured gravestone:

'IN
Loving Memory
of
JOHN JOLLY
FARMER FERNIEBRAE
DIED 7th MARCH 1905 AGED 82 YEARS
OF HIS WIFE
JEAN SMITH
DIED 9th AUG. 1899 AGED 75 YEARS
AND OF THEIR FAMILY
WILLIAM
DIED 27th JUNE 1878 AGED 31 YEARS
ISABELLA
DIED 11th JAN. 1892 AGED 28 YEARS
DAVID
DIED IN ENGLAND AGED 70
JANE
DIED AT STONEHAVEN
6th JUNE 1928 AGED 78
AND HER HUSBAND
ALEXANDER JACK AGED 38
"RESTING IN HOPE"'

Name of church or churchyard: Kinneff Old Church Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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