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Introduction
In his contribution to the “Statistical Account” in 1793, the Minister of the parish could write: “The church of Braemar is a very neat, decent, church, with a most excellent church-yard wall all round it, built of stone and lime.” But by 1806, the old church of St Andrew’s had been abandoned, and a completely new church had been built on a new site half a mile to the south. The old kirkyard continued (and continues) in use as a burial place, and a part of the former kirk still stands as the burial aisle of the Farquharsons. The earliest records of monumental inscriptions were published in 1875 by Andrew Jervise in “Epitaphs and Inscriptions Vol. 1”, but as ever, he recorded only a small number of inscriptions, some of which are now included in this booklet as an Appendix. The first full record of inscriptions was made by ANESFHS member Graham Ewen, whose booklet “The Kirkyard of Braemar” (AA115) was published in 1998. This covered the original ground immediately next to the kirk. In subsequent years, Graham returned to the site, and by the time of his death had recorded various additions to the inscriptions in the older section, and had also mapped and recorded the inscriptions in the newer section which adjoins it to the north. The newest extension to the burial ground lies to the east. It contains as yet only a few graves, and is not included in this booklet. Gavin Bell April 2015
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Braemar Old Kirkyard, also known as 'Kindrochet', naming 900 individuals between 1708 and 1994 Revised & extended edition
