Strathbogie Parish Church, Huntly
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Strathbogie Parish Church, Huntly
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 29 May 2016
The former 'non-intrusion' Huntly kirk from 1840-41, when most of the Established congregation at Huntly 'came out' in sympathy with the congregation at Marnoch, some 10 km to the north-east in a row over patronage (see Thomas Brown: Annals of the Disruption, 1892 edition, p. 22, available from archive.org), and an important event leading to the 1843 Disruption (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruption_of_1843 ; the Huntly congregation joined the free kirk at that point. The Italianate front dates from 1862. B listed (LB34955): http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB34955 . Next door is the 'prayer hall'.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.446886
Longitude
-2.782905