Charles Cordiner (c. 1746–1794) was a Scottish Episcopal clergyman and antiquary.


Charles Cordiner
Minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff
Appointed1769
Personal details
Bornc. 1746
Died18 November 1794 (aged 48)
Banff, Aberdeenshire
DenominationScottish Episcopal Church

Life

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Bothwell Castle (c. 1760s)

Charles Cordiner became Episcopalian minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff, in 1769. He became known as a writer on antiquities. He died at Banff on 18 November 1794, aged forty-eight, leaving a widow and eight children. James Cordiner was his son.[1]

Works

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He was the author of Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a series of Letters to Thomas Pennant, London, 1780; and Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects of North Britain, with Ancient Monuments and singular subjects of Natural History, 2 vols. London, 1788–95. This last work, which is illustrated with engravings by Peter Mazell, was published in parts, but Cordiner did not live to see the publication of the last part.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Stephen, ed. 1887, p. 215.

Sources

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Attribution:

  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainStephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cordiner, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 215.
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