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Eassie Old Church is a ruined medieval church located in Angus, Scotland, with origins likely extending back to the early Christian period. The site is notable for its association with a cross slab, a carved stone monument typical of early medieval Pictish or early Christian Scotland, which represents an important class of archaeological evidence from the first millennium. The church structure itself shows characteristics of medieval ecclesiastical architecture, though the site has undergone significant change over the centuries. Together, the church remains and cross slab demonstrate the continuity of Christian worship and monumental practice at this location across multiple periods of Scottish history.
Eassie Old Church and cross slab is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90125. View the official record →
Eassie Old Church is a ruined medieval church located in Angus, Scotland, with origins likely extending back to the early Christian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90125.
Eassie Old Church and cross slab 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 SM90125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castleward,burial mound 800m NW of Wester Denoon (3.7 km), Carlunie Hill, cairn (4.4 km), Carlunie Hill, hut platforms 300m E of summit (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Eassie Old Church and cross slab'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.
Eassie Old Church and cross slab stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.