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Plenderleith Chapel and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located approximately 700 metres north of Plenderleith in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The chapel represents a small rural place of worship typical of medieval parish provision in the Scottish Lowlands, serving the local community during the medieval period. The associated burial ground indicates the site's function as a consecrated cemetery, a common feature of medieval chapels that served both spiritual and practical needs for the surrounding settlements. The site survives as an archaeological monument reflecting patterns of medieval religious organisation and settlement in the Borders region.
Plenderleith, chapel and burial ground 700m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10740. View the official record →
Plenderleith Chapel and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located approximately 700 metres north of Plenderleith in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10740.
Plenderleith, chapel and burial ground 700m N of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and burial ground. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Plenderleith, chapel and burial ground 700m N of 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 SM10740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heugh Law, fort (0.9 km), Plenderleith, scooped settlement 300m SSW of (1 km), Stony Law, fort (1.4 km).
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