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Kilbride Point is a medieval church, burial ground and post medieval settlement located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site occupies land formed from Palaeogene essexite-theralite, a hard igneous rock of the gabbro group that emerged during the Paleogene period and shapes the underlying geology of this Highland landscape. This substantial foundation has supported human settlement and religious activity across several centuries.
The church at Kilbride Point served as a focal point for the surrounding medieval community, with an associated burial ground testifying to its role in both spiritual and secular life. The dense bedrock would have presented challenges for both foundation work and grave cutting, yet the site's occupation persisted through to the post medieval period, when settlement continued in the vicinity of the earlier religious structures.
Today Kilbride Point is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5415, recognising its significance as evidence of long-term settlement and ecclesiastical organisation in the Highlands. The combination of medieval religious infrastructure with later domestic occupation makes this a valuable record of rural Scottish life across several distinct historical periods.
Kilbride Point,church,burial ground and post medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5415. View the official record →
Kilbride Point is a medieval church, burial ground and post medieval settlement located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5415.
Kilbride Point,church,burial ground and post medieval settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church,burial ground and post medieval settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kilbride Point,church,burial ground and post medieval settlement 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 SM5415.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Liath, chambered cairn and deserted settlement, Kilmuir (2.8 km), Eilean Chalium Chille,monastery (2.8 km), North Cuil,cairn (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kilbride Point,church,burial ground and post medieval settlement'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.
Kilbride Point,church,burial ground and post medieval settlement stands on Palaeogene essexite-theralite, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is essexite-theralite (gabbro) group.