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Cranshaws House, church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation of Telychian age. The church and its associated burial ground lie approximately 150 metres south-east of Cranshaws House, occupying a landscape shaped by the hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock typical of the southern Scottish uplands. This geology would have presented considerable challenges to medieval builders seeking stone suitable for construction, yet the location's elevation and drainage characteristics made it suitable for ecclesiastical settlement.
The monument comprises both the church structure itself and the burial ground attached to it, representing a typical medieval parochial arrangement. Such establishments formed the spiritual and social centres of rural communities, serving both religious functions and providing space for Christian burial practices according to the customs of the period.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM12422, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious organisation and settlement patterns in the Borders region. Its survival as an identified archaeological site contributes to understanding the distribution and character of medieval churches across Berwickshire.
Cranshaws House, church and burial ground 150m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12422. View the official record →
Cranshaws House, church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation of Telychian age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12422.
Cranshaws House, church and burial ground 150m SE of 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.
Cranshaws House, church and burial ground 150m SE 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 SM12422.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rathburne House, tower house 180m NNW of (4.4 km), Longformacus House,enclosed cremation cemetery 1450m SW of (5.4 km), Dirrington,farmstead 400m N of (5.8 km).
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Cranshaws House, church and burial ground 150m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.