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Latheron Old Church & The Aisle

Scotland
HES SM3295
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Latheron Old Church and the Aisle is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. The church comprises a simple rectangular structure characteristic of medieval Scottish parish churches, with the Aisle representing a later addition or extension, likely dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period. The site reflects the religious infrastructure of the region during the medieval period and the subsequent modifications made to accommodate burial or commemorative purposes. The monument survives as an important record of ecclesiastical architecture and burial practice in the northernmost reaches of medieval Scotland.

Latheron Old Church & The Aisle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3295. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Latheron Old Church & The Aisle?

Latheron Old Church and the Aisle is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3295.

Who is responsible for protecting Latheron Old Church & The Aisle?

Latheron Old Church & The Aisle 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 SM3295.

What other scheduled monuments are near Latheron Old Church & The Aisle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Latheronwheel House,promontory fort 1100m SE of (1.7 km), Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of (1.9 km), Upper Latheron,chambered cairn 530m ESE of (2.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Latheronwheel House,promontory fort 1100m SE of
Iron Age · Promontory fort1.7 km
Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of
Neolithic · Long cairn1.9 km
Upper Latheron,chambered cairn 530m ESE of
Neolithic · Chambered cairn2.4 km
Upper Latheron, broch 230m E of
Iron Age · Broch2.4 km
Knockinnon Castle, 400m ENE of Knockinnon
400m ene of knockinnon2.8 km
Knockinnon,broch
Iron Age · Broch3.4 km
Bridge of Badnagie,settlement 400m NW of
Settlement4.7 km
Inver,fort,post medieval house and look-out post 570m SE of
Iron Age · Fort,post medieval house and look-out post5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Latheron Old Church & The Aisle

Latheron Old Church & The Aisle stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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