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Alloa Old Parish Church is a medieval parish church located in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The building stands on bedrock of the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a geological formation from the Moscovian period comprising mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This solid foundation of industrial-era sedimentary rock supported the church's construction and has preserved it to the present day. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM625, reflecting its significance as a surviving example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture in the region. The church represents the spiritual centre of Alloa's medieval parish and remains an important record of religious life in central Scotland during the Middle Ages.
Alloa,old parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM625. View the official record →
Alloa Old Parish Church is a medieval parish church located in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM625.
Alloa,old parish church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Alloa,old parish church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM625.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kennetpans Distillery,Clackmannan (4.6 km), Darnbogue, palisaded enclosure 200m SW of (4.8 km), Castleton,cup & ring marked rocks NW of (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Alloa,old parish church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Alloa,old parish church stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.