Fig. 1543.—Garvald Church. String Course.
Norman structure which formerly existed. These are built into the walls of the church, which was restored and enlarged in 1829.
GAMRIE CHURCH, Banffshire.
This church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, has a splendid situation, standing high above the cliffs overlooking the sea, and having a small fishing village on the beach immediately below. The building is now a ruin, only the walls remaining. It is a curious looking structure and
Fig. 1544.—Gamrie Church. Plan.
has been built at two periods. The east end is the earliest part. The total length of the church internally (Fig. [1544]) is about 94 feet 4 inches by 15 feet 6 inches wide. The later part of the structure is about 10 inches wider than the earlier, the walls being thinner. The external dimensions are 96 feet long by 21 feet 8 inches wide. The chancel or east end was probably heightened at the time when the west end was built. The east gable has a sett-off at the level of what was apparently the original height (Fig. [1545]). There are two doors on the south side, that in the chancel being lintelled and having a hole for a sliding bar, while the other in the nave is round arched, as is also a door in the opposite wall. These doors have all beaded mouldings. There is only one window on the north side. On the south side the windows are of various sizes, and are scattered about in an irregular way. Two of them, which are placed high in the wall, are checked for outside shutters; the others have all simple splays.
Fig. 1545.—Gamrie Church. View from South-East.