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Meathie church and graveyard is a parish church site located in Angus, south of the Mains of Easter Meathie. The monument occupies land underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a suite of sedimentary rocks formed during the Pragian period, comprising sandstone with subsidiary conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This bedrock geology is characteristic of the Lower Devonian formations that underlie much of the Mearns region in north-east Scotland.
The site represents an important centre of religious observance and burial for the local community across several centuries. The church building and its associated graveyard form a discrete archaeological and historical landscape that reflects patterns of settlement and spiritual life in rural Angus. The proximity of the monument to the Mains of Easter Meathie indicates its integration within a broader agricultural settlement pattern typical of the Angus countryside.
The church and graveyard are protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10090, recognising their heritage significance. This statutory protection ensures that the site's archaeological potential and historical character are safeguarded for future study and appreciation, preserving evidence of medieval and later religious practice and local social organisation.
Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10090. View the official record →
Meathie church and graveyard is a parish church site located in Angus, south of the Mains of Easter Meathie. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10090.
Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie 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 SM10090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp (3.4 km), Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N of (4.5 km), Bractullo Muir, cairn 600m NW of Hare Cairn (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie'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.
Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.