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Kinneil church and graveyard is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The monument comprises both the church structure and its associated burial ground, representing an important centre of religious and community life from the medieval period. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4970.
The church and graveyard are situated upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. This geological foundation has supported the site throughout its long history, with the underlying strata having accumulated in ancient deltaic and lacustrine environments millions of years before the medieval settlement developed above.
As a medieval ecclesiastical site, Kinneil church would have served as a focal point for worship, pastoral care and community gathering across the surrounding agricultural lands of Linlithgowshire. The graveyard records the burial practices and social structures of successive medieval and later generations, preserving evidence of local settlement patterns and the enduring spiritual significance of this location.
Kinneil,church and graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4970. View the official record →
Kinneil church and graveyard is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4970.
Kinneil,church and graveyard dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church and graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kinneil,church and graveyard 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 SM4970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easter Gormyre, refuge stone, 475m ENE of (7.4 km), Craigmailing,cross slab 550m NW of (7.9 km), Torphichen Preceptory (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kinneil,church and graveyard'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.
Kinneil,church and graveyard stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.