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Buittle Old Kirk

Scotland
HES SM1108
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Buittle Old Kirk is a ruined medieval church located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents an important ecclesiastical site within the local landscape. The kirk survives as roofless remains, with its stonework testament to medieval construction practices in the region. The site holds significance as a record of religious settlement and worship in medieval Galloway, reflecting the broader pattern of parish church establishment across lowland Scotland during the medieval era.

Buittle Old Kirk is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1108. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Buittle Old Kirk?

Buittle Old Kirk is a ruined medieval church located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1108.

Who is responsible for protecting Buittle Old Kirk?

Buittle Old Kirk 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 SM1108.

What other scheduled monuments are near Buittle Old Kirk?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill,fort,Castlegower (1.8 km), Moyle Hill, enclosure (4.7 km), Orchardton Tower (4.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Castle Hill,fort,Castlegower
Iron Age · Fort,castlegower1.8 km
Moyle Hill, enclosure
Post-Medieval · Enclosure4.7 km
Orchardton Tower
4.8 km
Nethertown Cottages, fort 450m ESE of
Iron Age · Fort6.2 km
Mote of Mark,fort,Rockcliffe
Iron Age · Fort,rockcliffe6.9 km
Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead
Iron Age · Fort,700m nnw of glenhead7.7 km
Dungarry,fort
Iron Age · Fort8 km
Collin Mill Bridge,fort
Iron Age · Fort8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Buittle Old Kirk

Buittle Old Kirk stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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