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Chapel of Towie is a medieval chapel and graveyard located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The chapel stands approximately 80 metres north-north-west of the principal settlement focus, a positioning typical of medieval religious sites that served surrounding communities whilst remaining slightly removed from domestic activity. The monument occupies ground underlain by Argyll Group bedrock of Neoproterozoic age, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that form the underlying geology across much of this region of Aberdeenshire.
As a medieval chapel, the structure would have functioned as a place of worship for the local population during the Middle Ages, a period when such small rural chapels played an important role in spiritual life across Scotland. The associated graveyard indicates long-term use of the site for Christian burial, a practice that often extended beyond the medieval period into more recent centuries.
Today, the chapel and its graveyard survive as archaeological evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in rural Aberdeenshire. The site's preservation contributes to understanding how spiritual and secular landscapes were organised in medieval Scotland.
Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11719. View the official record →
Chapel of Towie is a medieval chapel and graveyard located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11719.
Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of 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 SM11719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Melgum Lodge, enclosures 250m ESE of (8 km), Melgum Lodge, mound 300m SE of (8.1 km), Corrachree, symbol stone 260m NW of, Tarland (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.