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Church of Pert is a medieval church and burial ground located in Angus, Scotland. The site occupies sandstone bedrock of the Strathmore Group, deposited during the Emsian period of the Early Devonian, which has weathered into the gentle agricultural landscape characteristic of this region. The church and its associated graveyard represent an important focus of medieval Christian worship and community life in the area.
The construction of medieval churches in Scotland typically employed locally available stone, and the sandstone geology beneath Church of Pert would have provided suitable building material for the structure. The burial ground reflects the church's role as the spiritual and social centre of its parish, with successive generations interred in the consecrated ground surrounding the building.
Church of Pert is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2989, recognising its significance as a surviving medieval ecclesiastical site. The monument contributes to understanding the pattern of church establishment and religious practice in medieval Angus, where such settlements often became nuclei for settlement and agricultural organisation.
Church of Pert, church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2989. View the official record →
Church of Pert is a medieval church and burial ground located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2989.
Church of Pert, church and burial ground dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church and burial ground. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Church of Pert, church and burial ground 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 SM2989.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage (7 km), Arrat's Mill, barrows 535m NE of (7.2 km), Balwyllo,enclosures and cropmarks 300m SW of (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Church of Pert, church and burial ground'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.
Church of Pert, church and burial ground stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.