© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Arrat is a medieval burial ground and hospital situated 65 metres east of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage in Angus, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by sandstone and associated sedimentary deposits of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, Pragian in age, which would have provided a relatively stable foundation for medieval structures and burials. Such combined burial and hospital facilities were characteristic of medieval Scotland, often established near chapels to serve both spiritual and practical healthcare needs of the surrounding community.
The monument lies within a landscape shaped by Angus's agricultural heritage, where medieval institutions frequently occupied positions of local prominence. The co-location of the burial ground with hospital facilities reflects medieval understanding of healing and spiritual care as interconnected functions, with the cemetery serving the sick and dying who came seeking treatment or sanctuary.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM6362, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious and healthcare provision in rural Angus. Its preservation as a scheduled monument ensures protection of the archaeological deposits that remain, which may yet yield understanding of medieval medical practice and burial customs in this part of Scotland.
Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6362. View the official record →
Arrat is a medieval burial ground and hospital situated 65 metres east of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6362.
Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a burial ground and hospital 65m e of magdalene's chapel cottage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage 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 SM6362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ironshill, unenclosed settlement and cropmarks 290m W of (9.2 km), Ironshill, settlement and enclosures 80m WSW of (9.3 km), Ironshill, roundhouse 430m WSW of (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage'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.
Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.