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Kirkmadrine is a medieval church site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The church occupies land underlain by Gala Group geology, formed during the Telychian period and composed of wacke, a hard sedimentary rock that would have provided a stable foundation for the building. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
Medieval churches in this region often occupied sites of earlier religious significance, and Kirkmadrine's position in south-west Scotland places it within an area rich in early Christian heritage. The wacke bedrock common to Wigtownshire provided durable stone that builders could quarry locally for construction and repair work.
The monument remains an important record of the parish church history of Wigtownshire, representing the medieval ecclesiastical landscape of south-west Scotland. Its scheduled monument status ensures the protection of both the standing remains and any archaeological deposits that may survive on the site.
Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90192. View the official record →
Kirkmadrine is a medieval church site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90192.
Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a site of kirkmadrine church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine 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 SM90192.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea (1.6 km), Float Bay,fort SE of (2 km), Little Float,fort 630m SW of (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church'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.
Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.