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Balcarres Chapel is a medieval chapel situated in Fife, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM826. The chapel dates to the medieval period and represents an example of small religious architecture from that era. The structure reflects the religious landscape of medieval Fife, serving the local community during a period when such chapels formed important focal points for worship and spiritual life in rural areas. As an ancient monument, Balcarres Chapel contributes to understanding the ecclesiastical heritage and settlement patterns of medieval Scotland.
Balcarres Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM826. View the official record →
Balcarres Chapel is a medieval chapel situated in Fife, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM826.
Balcarres Chapel 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 SM826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W of (2.2 km), Flagstaff Hill barrow, 725m ENE of Blinkbonny (2.3 km), Newburn Old Parish Church (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Balcarres Chapel'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.
Balcarres Chapel stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.