The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3

INSCH CHURCH, Aberdeenshire.

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The town of Insch is a station on the Great North of Scotland Railway between Aberdeen and Huntly. The old parish church, which is

Illustration from The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3

Fig. 1552.—Insch Church. Front and Side View of Belfry.

abandoned, stands in the churchyard. The west wall, crowned with its belfry, is almost all that now survives. The belfry (Fig. 1552) is ornate, and is a good specimen of the Scottish Renaissance designs erected in the beginning of the seventeenth century. It bears the date of 1613, when it is believed the church was erected. On the south side the tympanum carries a shield with the Leslie arms and the initials M. I. L.