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Old West Calder Church is a parish church situated in Midlothian, Scotland, in an area underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Strathclyde Group dating to the Visean period. The church stands protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7254, reflecting its significance to the local heritage landscape. Built upon geological foundations laid down in the Carboniferous era, the site occupies ground shaped by ancient cycles of sedimentary deposition.
The church represents an important element of West Calder's ecclesiastical heritage, serving as both a spiritual and social centre for the parish community. Its protected status ensures the preservation of the building and its immediate surroundings against unauthorised disturbance or development.
The Strathclyde Group bedrock beneath the site consists of cyclic sequences of sedimentary deposits typical of Visean depositional environments. This geological foundation has influenced the character of the local landscape and would have been a consideration in the construction of the building. The church remains a tangible connection to the religious and cultural life of the West Calder parish over successive centuries.
Old West Calder Church, West Calder is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7254. View the official record →
Old West Calder Church is a parish church situated in Midlothian, Scotland, in an area underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Strathclyde Group dating to the Visean period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7254.
Old West Calder Church, West Calder 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 SM7254.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five Sisters,shale bing SE of Mid Breich (1.2 km), Murieston Castle (3.3 km), West Harwood, burial mound 720m SSE of (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Old West Calder Church, West Calder'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.
Old West Calder Church, West Calder stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.