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Moncreiffe House chapel is a medieval chapel located in Perthshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9601. The building stands on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This stable foundation of mixed stone provided a naturally suitable base for construction in this region of central Scotland.
Medieval chapels of this type typically served the spiritual needs of landowning families and their estates. The chapel at Moncreiffe would have functioned as a private place of worship, reflecting the importance of the Moncreiffe family holding in Perthshire. Such buildings often incorporated locally quarried stone from the surrounding bedrock into their construction, making efficient use of available geological resources.
The survival of the chapel as a monument testifies to the enduring significance of the Moncreiffe estate through the medieval period and beyond. Its designation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological and historical value as evidence of medieval domestic religious practice in Perthshire, and the structures and landscapes associated with important local families during this formative period of Scottish history.
Moncreiffe House, chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9601. View the official record →
Moncreiffe House chapel is a medieval chapel located in Perthshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9601.
Moncreiffe House, chapel dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Moncreiffe House, chapel 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 SM9601.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Law of Dumbuils, fort (4.3 km), Carey, Roman temporary camp and enclosure, Abernethy (4.5 km), West Dron Cottages, cup-marked stone 800m SSW of (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Moncreiffe House, chapel'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.
Moncreiffe House, chapel stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.