The historic Braemar Kirk – where the late Queen once worshipped, breaking 50 years of tradition at Crathie – has been put on the market for £160,000. The attractive Braemar Parish Church, thought to date from 1869, is located in the heart of the village in the Cairngorms National Park. It could be an attractive proposition given Braemar’s new-found fame as a bolthole for the rich and famous.
But any new resident will be moving in with the kirk’s first minister the Reverend Hugh Cobban, who is buried in the church behind the pulpit. Braemar Kirk in Cairngorms is one of Scotland’s most remote churches Just a stone’s throw from , Braemar Kirk is being sold as part of the Church of Scotland’s ongoing drive to save money. Over the last few years, the CoS has been downsizing its property portfolio amid declining congregations in a bid to futureproof a leaner Kirk for the 21st Century.
Braemar Kirk has been a landmark in the village for 155 years – its spire rising above the trees is a familiar view as you cross the River Clunie into the village. It’s one of the Church of Scotland’s highest and most remote churches, and its position in the Cairngorms makes it almost equidistant from Aberdeen, Inverness and Perth. The B-listed church was designed by architect Robert Lamb of Darlington in the early English Gothic Revival style.
The new church was the vision of minister Reverend Hugh Cobban to replace his smaller place of worship. Braemar Kirk was built on the sit.