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Clynekirkton Old Parish Church and churchyard is a medieval parish church and burial ground situated approximately forty metres north of Balranald in Sutherland, in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. The church represents the ecclesiastical infrastructure of the medieval parish system in this remote area of northern Scotland. The site retains its churchyard, which would have served the local community for burials across several centuries. The precise dating of the church structure and details of its architectural character remain consistent with other medieval parish churches in the northern Scottish Highlands, though the site reflects the longstanding importance of organised Christian worship and burial provision in this locality.
Clynekirkton, Old Parish Church and churchyard 40m N of Balranald is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10484. View the official record →
Clynekirkton Old Parish Church and churchyard is a medieval parish church and burial ground situated approximately forty metres north of Balranald in Sutherland, in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10484.
Clynekirkton, Old Parish Church and churchyard 40m N of Balranald dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church and churchyard 40m n of balranald. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Clynekirkton, Old Parish Church and churchyard 40m N of Balranald 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 SM10484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clynekirkton, belfry tower (0 km), Cinn Trolla,broch 600m NE of Kintradwell Farm,Brora (4 km), Killin,chambered cairn 800m N of,Loch Brora (4.2 km).
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