Description

The monument consists of the remains of a medieval church dedicated to St Fergus, originally the parish church of Inverugie.

The much reduced remains of the church stand in an old graveyard amidst an area of sand-dunes. The church was abandoned when the people moved landward to escape the encroaching sand. In 1603, the presbytery recorded that "Both kirk and kirkyard is ouircassin with the sand." All that survives upstanding of the church are stretches

of the opposing N and S walls.

The area to be scheduled is rectangular, extending 2m from the exterior walls of the church and measuring a maximum of 23.5m by 10.7m, as shown in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as an example, albeit incomplete, of a Medieval parish church abandoned in the arly 17th century. It provides evidence and has the potential to provide further evidence, through excavation, which may contribute to our understanding of parish and settlement evolution, ecclesiastical architecture, society and material culture during the later Medieval period.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NK15SW 1.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland