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Grange of Elcho is a nunnery situated 180 metres east-north-east of Tay View in Perthshire, Scotland. The site lies upon ancient volcanic bedrock of Silurian to Devonian age, comprising mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period. This geology, though challenging for building, provided a stable foundation for the religious community that established itself here.
The monument represents an important phase of Scottish monastic life when communities of nuns played significant roles in agriculture, education and spiritual practice. The site's name, with "Grange" denoting an outlying farm belonging to a monastic house, suggests this location may have functioned as an agricultural dependency serving a larger religious establishment. Its position in the Perthshire landscape, proximate to the River Tay, would have provided essential water resources and access to transportation routes.
Today the Grange of Elcho survives as an archaeological monument of regional significance, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduling reference SM3232. Though the visible remains are modest, the site preserves evidence of medieval religious and economic organisation in eastern Scotland, offering potential for future archaeological investigation to illuminate the daily life and practices of the nuns who inhabited this remote community.
Grange of Elcho, nunnery 180m ENE of Tay View is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3232. View the official record →
Grange of Elcho is a nunnery situated 180 metres east-north-east of Tay View in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3232.
Grange of Elcho, nunnery 180m ENE of Tay View 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 SM3232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bridge of Earn, Old Bridge of Earn (3.3 km), Settlement, 130m NNE of Ballendrick House (4.6 km), Law of Dumbuils, fort (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Grange of Elcho, nunnery 180m ENE of Tay View's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Grange of Elcho, nunnery 180m ENE of Tay View stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.