Old St Peter's Church, Peterhead
Old St Peter's Church (also known as St Peter's on the Links) is a scheduled monument in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. While the medieval main tower is still standing, only ruins remain of its other sections, some of which date to the 12th century.OLD ST. PETER'S CHURCH
- Historic Environment Scotland The pyramid roof of the tower is believed to be 18th century.

History

Formerly Peterhead Parish Church of Peterugie, held by the Bishop of Dunkeld, it transferred to Deer Abbey in 1218. In 1543, William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal, became commendator. It was resigned to the Crown in 1587, but the land was kept and a burgh of barony was formed in 1593. Earl Marischal's estates were confiscated in 1716, and the church was sold to York Buildings Compa ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Scheduled Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term "designation." The protection provided to scheduled monuments is given under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which is a different law from that used for listed buildings (which fall within the town and country planning system). A heritage asset is a part of the historic environment that is valued because of its historic, archaeological, architectural or artistic interest. Only some of these are judged to be important enough to have extra legal protection through designation. There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]