Notice
Following a review of the Buildings at Risk Register we have paused the Register while we consider options for its future.
The website will remain accessible and searchable during this time, but it will not be updated and we’re not accepting nominations for additions to the Register. If you need to contact us about the BARR please email hmenquiries@hes.scot
Read the review report here and you can find out more about why we have paused the BARR on our news centre.
Heron Monument, Monigaff Parish Church Churchyard, Minnigaff
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- MINNIGAFF, OLD PARISH CHURCH, BURIAL GROUND, HERON MONUMENT
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 19313
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Heron Monument
Other Name(s)
Address
Monigaff Parish Church Churchyard, Minnigaff
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3603
Listing Category
A
OS Grid Ref
NX 40990 66573
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
19313
Description
Classical monument and burial enclosure, in memory of the Heron family. Situated to the W in the Graveyard of Monigaff Parish Church. Red sandstone. MONUMENT: modillioned pediment, with surmounting die and urn, supported on paired Corinthian columns; decorated frieze. Paired Corinthian pilasters, flanking central panel; shouldered architrave to inscription panel, dated 1761; armorial panel above; egg and dart moulding. Massive flanking consoles. ENCLOSURE: balustraded walls. Corniced and channelled piers to E; wrought-iron gate. ( Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Dated 1761
Architects
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
27/08/2008, 26/07/2011, 25/2/2014
Development History
August 2008: External inspection finds that the monument is being strangled by creeping plants. The wall to the north side is buckling with the balustrade sections separating. Two sections are in danger of toppling.
July 2011: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit. The structure continues to deteriorate as plant roots push the masonry apart.
25 February 2014: External inspection finds the structure continues to deteriorate slowly.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01387 260199
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Gifford, 1996, p.472.
Online Resources
Classification
Funerary Monuments
Original Entry Date
03-SEP-08
Date of Last Edit
10/10/2014
