The following date-based events are associated with this building: |
| From | To | Event type | Notes |
| 1508 | | Build/construction | Timberwork of tower and spire to be carried out. |
| c. 1520 | | Build/construction | Ceiling of the nave |
| 1812 | | Build/construction | Flanking lodges |
| 1832 | | | N aisle altered, new session house, reconstruction of entrance lodges and gates |
| 1867 | | | Repairs |
| September 1868 | | | Reopened after repairs |
| 1883 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations, including new east window |
| 1926 | | Restoration | Restoration, including removal of plaster from walls |
| 1928 | | Addition | Furnishings including tow panels of Gothic arcading and foliage trails with a ciborium chalice and host. |
| 1947 | | | New east window |
| 1953 | | Alterations and additions | New east wall within the crossing |
| 1965 | 1973 | Restoration | Conservation and re-ordering |
| 1976 | 1991 | Restoration | Restoration with fabric fully conserved |
The following books contain references to this building: |
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |
| Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | Entry for Daniel MacAndrew |
| Gammie | 1909 | The churches of Aberdeen | | | pp1-4 |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp175-7, 180, 182, 202 |
| Spalding Club | | Heraldic Ceiling of St Machar's Cathedral | | | |
The following archives hold material relating to this building: |
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19957 | Cathedral |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19959 | Gate lodges |
| Viewfield House, Old Perth Rd, Inverness (1990) | A Marshall Mackenzie & Marr Office List (held by John G Marr in 1960) | | |