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Pluscarden Churchyard

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Location	:	Elgin, Scotland
Description	:	About 1730, the old store and marketplace of Pluscarden Priory was converted into a place of worship known as the ‘Old Ha'. Including a number of surrounding houses, the whole place became known as ‘Netherbyre.' One of these houses became the Manse. In 1843 the congregation joined the Free Church. Then in 1897, the Earl of Fife sold the estate to the Marquis of Bute, who, being Catholic, wished to restore the Priory to its former use. He therefore gave notice to the Free Church congregation, granting them a site for a new church, half a mile away, on 'Drinking... Read More	About 1730, the old store and marketplace of Pluscarden Priory was converted into a place of worship known as the ‘Old Ha'. Including a number of surrounding houses, the whole place became known as ‘Netherbyre.' One of these houses became the Manse. In 1843 the congregation joined the Free Church. Then in 1897, the Earl of Fife sold the estate to the Marquis of Bute, who, being Catholic, wished to restore the Priory to its former use. He therefore gave notice to the Free Church congregation, granting them a site for a new church, half a mile away, on 'Drinking Hill' at Torhead Farm. The present church was built in 1898 entirely by voluntary subscription, contributions coming from all over the country. In 1998 a congregational meeting agreed to adopt the Church of Scotland Model Deed of Constitution. The churchyard contains late and post Victorian gravestones. The churchyard being extended in 1953 with a gift of land from Pluscarden Estate, when the enclosing walls were also gifted. It is still in use today.

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