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Cill mo Chormaig is a medieval church and burial ground located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by the ancient psammite and pelite deposits of the Southern Highland Group, bedrock formed during the Middle Cambrian period. The church represents an important centre of Christian worship in medieval times, and the associated burial ground reflects its role as a focal point for local communities across several centuries.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5506, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. Medieval churches in rural Perthshire frequently occupied locations with long-established sacred or communal importance, and burial grounds such as this provide evidence of settlement patterns and social structures in the medieval landscape.
Today, Cill mo Chormaig remains a testament to medieval religious life in the Scottish Highlands. The durability of its stone construction, built upon the resilient Cambrian bedrock of the region, has allowed substantial remains to survive. The site contributes to our understanding of ecclesiastical organisation and funerary practice in medieval Perthshire, preserving physical traces of faith and community across the centuries.
Cill mo Chormaig,church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5506. View the official record →
Cill mo Chormaig is a medieval church and burial ground located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5506.
Cill mo Chormaig,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.
Cill mo Chormaig,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 SM5506.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wester Tullich, sulphuric acid works 800m NNE of (3 km), Wester Tullich, copper mine & associated remains 700m NE of (3 km), Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cill mo Chormaig,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.
Cill mo Chormaig,church and burial ground stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.