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Glenholm Church

Scotland
HES SM2698
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Glenholm Church is a medieval parish church located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The church dates from the medieval period and represents an example of rural ecclesiastical architecture from that era. The site is situated within the landscape of the Tweed Valley and reflects the pattern of medieval Christian settlement in the region. As a scheduled monument, Glenholm Church preserves evidence of medieval religious life and parochial organisation in the Scottish Borders.

Glenholm Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2698. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Glenholm Church?

Glenholm Church is a medieval parish church located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2698.

Who is responsible for protecting Glenholm Church?

Glenholm Church 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 SM2698.

What other scheduled monuments are near Glenholm Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenkerie Burn,fort (5.6 km), Tripans Knowe,enclosure (5.8 km), Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe (7.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Glenkerie Burn,fort
Iron Age · Fort5.6 km
Tripans Knowe,enclosure
Post-Medieval · Enclosure5.8 km
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe
Post-Medieval · Buildings and enclosure w of lairdside knowe7.2 km
Scooped settlement 136m SW of Glenveg
7.5 km
Nether Oliver Crags,fort
Iron Age · Fort7.8 km
The Chester, enclosure 180m NE of Glenrusko
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 180m ne of glenrusko7.9 km
Oliver Castle,fort
Iron Age · Fort7.9 km
Whiteside Rig, fort & enclosure
Iron Age · Fort & enclosure8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Glenholm Church

Glenholm Church stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Glenholm Church

Battle of Rullion Green, 1666Battle (1666) · ~19.6 milesBattle of Roslin 1303Battle (1303) · ~21.5 miles
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