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Kinnoull Church is a medieval church and churchyard situated on high ground above the River Tay in Perthshire. The church occupies a site underlain by Carboniferous volcanic bedrock, composed of intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks typical of the Paleozoic geology of central Scotland. This elevated location commands views across the Tay valley and reflects the strategic positioning of many medieval ecclesiastical sites in Scotland.
The surviving remains comprise the foundations and lower walls of the church building together with the surrounding churchyard, which contains burials spanning several centuries. Medieval churches in this region typically served parochial functions and acted as focal points for the local community, with the churchyard providing burial ground for parishioners. The bedrock geology would have required careful quarrying during construction, and the stone extracted from such volcanic material was commonly used in medieval church building throughout Perthshire.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6627, recognising its significance as an intact example of medieval ecclesiastical archaeology. Kinnoull Church contributes to understanding the distribution and landscape setting of medieval religious establishments in the Tay valley, an area rich in both secular and ecclesiastical heritage from this period.
Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6627. View the official record →
Kinnoull Church is a medieval church and churchyard situated on high ground above the River Tay in Perthshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6627.
Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a remains of church and churchyard, perth. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth 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 SM6627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement, 130m NNE of Ballendrick House (5.6 km), Law of Dumbuils, fort (6.7 km), Broombarns, settlement 400m SSW of (7.2 km).
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Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth stands on Paleozoic volcanic rocks, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks.