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Birnie Kirk, the Glossary

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  1. 18 relations: Ashlar, Birnie Symbol Stone, Cathedral, Culdees, Diocese of Moray, Elgin, Moray, Historic Environment Scotland, Kilbirnie Auld Kirk, Moray, Nave, Personal ordinariate, Pictish stone, Romanesque architecture, Scheduled monument, Scotland, War memorial, World War I, World War II.

  2. 1140s establishments in Scotland
  3. 12th-century church buildings in Scotland
  4. Churches completed in 1140
  5. Churches in Moray
  6. Culdees
  7. Medieval cathedrals in Scotland
  8. Romanesque architecture in Scotland

Ashlar

Ashlar is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape.

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Birnie Symbol Stone

The Birnie Symbol Stone is a class I Pictish stone, now situated on the north side of the graveyard of Birnie Kirk, in Moray, Scotland.

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Cathedral

A cathedral is a church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.

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Culdees

The Culdees (lit) were members of ascetic Christian monastic and eremitical communities of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England in the Middle Ages.

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Diocese of Moray

The Diocese of Moray was one of the most important of the medieval dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland.

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Elgin, Moray

Elgin (Ailgin; Eilginn) is a historic town (former cathedral city) and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland.

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Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment.

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Kilbirnie Auld Kirk

Kilbirnie Auld Kirk is a Church of Scotland congregation on Dalry Road (at Kirkland Road), Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Birnie Kirk and Kilbirnie Auld Kirk are church of Scotland churches in Scotland.

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Moray

Moray (Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.

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Personal ordinariate

A personal ordinariate for former Anglicans, shortened as personal ordinariate or Anglican ordinariate,"Bishop Stephen Lopes of the Anglican Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter..." is a canonical structure within the Catholic Church established in order to enable "groups of Anglicans" and Methodists to join the Catholic Church while preserving elements of their liturgical and spiritual patrimony.

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Pictish stone

A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs.

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Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1140s establishments in Scotland

12th-century church buildings in Scotland

Churches completed in 1140

Churches in Moray

Culdees

Medieval cathedrals in Scotland

Romanesque architecture in Scotland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birnie_Kirk

Also known as Birnie Cathedral.