Farquarson Mausoleum, Braemar Graveyard. Braemar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
St Andrews Chapel is thought to be the earliest dedication to St Andrew in Scotland. It was located in what is now the graveyard of Braemar, just east of the village and near to Braemar Castle and an early river crossing, common in early Christian sites. The first chapel was a small wooden structure, which was rebuilt a number of times on the same site. The latest chapel, built of granite, was demolished completely in the mid 19th century when a new parish church was built nearby in Braemar village. The site of these chapels is now occupied by the large and imposing Farquharson Mausoleum, which has granite walls and a slate roof. No surface remains of any chapel survive today. The chapel is thought to have been founded in the mmid 8th century after a meeting between Angus MacFergus, King of the Picts, and Acca, Bishop of Hexham who had fled Northumberland. The king honoured the relics of St Andrew the bishop had brought with him and a chapel was constructed in his honour. A later chapel on the site was linked to St Andrews Cathedral and (after 1230) to St Mary's of Monymusk.
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Location: Braemar Graveyard. Braemar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: andrew, braemar, farquarson, graveyard, kirkyard, mausoleum, memorial, st.
