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Lindean old church is a medieval ecclesiastical ruin located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The church stands on bedrock belonging to the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke deposits laid down during the Wenlock period of the Silurian epoch, some 427 to 423 million years ago. This hard, fine-grained sedimentary stone provided a stable foundation and available building material for the medieval church builders.
The site represents a place of Christian worship established during the medieval period in the pastoral landscape of Roxburghshire. Medieval churches in the Borders often occupied locations of significance within their communities, serving both spiritual and social functions. The church's survival as a recognisable ruin attests to the durability of its stone construction and the relative stability of its position within the local settlement pattern.
Lindean old church is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM3246, reflecting its importance as a surviving record of medieval religious life and architecture in the Scottish Borders. The monument preserves evidence of ecclesiastical practice and building traditions characteristic of the region during the medieval period.
Lindean,old church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3246. View the official record →
Lindean old church is a medieval ecclesiastical ruin located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3246.
Lindean,old church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lindean,old 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 SM3246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peel Hill, motte and bailey castle, Selkirk (3 km), Philiphaugh, settlement and burial ground 150m S of Calton Cottage (3.7 km), Howden,motte (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lindean,old church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lindean,old church stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.