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Little Dalton Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The church represents a modest rural place of worship typical of the medieval parish system in the Scottish borders region. Its physical remains indicate construction within the medieval period, though precise dating would require specialist architectural analysis of surviving stonework and any archaeological investigation. The site reflects the religious and social organisation of medieval rural communities in Dumfriesshire.
Little Dalton Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12101. View the official record →
Little Dalton Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12101.
Little Dalton 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 SM12101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moss Castle, fort (1.3 km), Range Castle, fort (1.7 km), Hound Hill, cairn (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Little Dalton 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.
Little Dalton Church stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.