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Finlarig chapel and enclosure is a medieval religious site situated in Morayshire, three hundred metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument comprises a chapel structure and its surrounding enclosure, typical of the small rural sanctuaries that served local communities during the medieval period. The site stands on bedrock of the Grampian Group, a sequence of psammite and semipelite rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era, which underpins much of the Scottish Highlands and contributes to the rolling landscape characteristic of this region.
The chapel and enclosure represent the ecclesiastical organisation of the medieval Moray countryside, when such modest structures functioned as places of worship and possibly centres of pastoral care for the scattered population of the area. The stone-built chapel would have been a focal point for the local community, whilst the surrounding enclosure would have defined and protected the sacred space.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2707, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious practice in northern Scotland. The monument contributes to our understanding of how Christianity was embedded in the daily life of medieval rural communities and the distribution of ecclesiastical sites across the landscape.
Finlarig, chapel and enclosure 300m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2707. View the official record →
Finlarig chapel and enclosure is a medieval religious site situated in Morayshire, three hundred metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2707.
Finlarig, chapel and enclosure 300m W of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Finlarig, chapel and enclosure 300m W 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 SM2707.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inverallan Churchyard, Symbol Stone and Cross-Incised Slab (3.6 km), Castle Roy (3.8 km), Toum,cairn (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Finlarig, chapel and enclosure 300m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Finlarig, chapel and enclosure 300m W of stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.