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Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray is a complex of medieval ecclesiastical and secular structures located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of St Mary's Chapel, a medieval parish church, alongside Castle Hill, which represents the defensive element of this medieval settlement. Dating from the medieval period, these structures reflect the ecclesiastical and administrative importance of Rattray as a burgh settlement. The physical remains, scattered across the designated site, preserve evidence of the medieval occupation and the interplay between religious authority and feudal power that characterised Scottish burghs of this era.
Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3303. View the official record →
Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray is a complex of medieval ecclesiastical and secular structures located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3303.
Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a st mary's chapel and castle hill, old rattray. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray 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 SM3303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rattray Line, pill box 585m SE of Rattray House (2.3 km), Rattray Line, pill box 640m SE of Rattray House (2.4 km), Rattray Line, pill box 855m SE of Rattray House (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray'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.
Burgh of Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and Castle Hill, Old Rattray stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.