St Palladius Church, Drumtochty, Aberdeenshire

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St Palladius Church, Drumtochty, Aberdeenshire. Diocese of Brechin, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, AB30 1TN This striking gothic structure was originally built as an estate chapel, and stands in open ground belonging to Drumtochty Castle estate. Mounted on a plinth on top of a buttress is a large statue of St Palladius dressed in robes and holding a staff. A corbelled, slated canopy above offers the statue some protection from the elements. Attached on the east side of the transept is a narrow, round (‘pencil’) stairtower with slit windows and a very ornate arcaded gallery at the top with deeply-carved foliage capitals. It is in a small, flat valley bottom with tree-covered rising land to the south and north. The church sits in a small plot with a few gravestones, a large lawn. The church was built by Arthur Clyne for Rev. J S Gammell, the then owner of the castle, in 1885. 85 photographs using DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone.