Scheduled MonumentsScotlandAlloa,old parish church
Medieval · Old parish church

Alloa,old parish church

Scotland
HES SM625
Period
Medieval
Site type
Old parish church
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Alloa,old parish church?

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.

What period does Alloa,old parish church date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Alloa,old parish church?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Alloa,old parish church?

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).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Alloa,old parish church

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.