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Preston Church is a medieval parish church and burial ground located in Berwickshire, Scotland. The church represents the ecclesiastical infrastructure of the medieval Scottish Borders, serving the local community as both a place of worship and a centre for burial practice. The site preserves evidence of medieval religious life in this frontier region of south-eastern Scotland, with the burial ground containing interments spanning several centuries of use. The church building and its associated graveyard remain important archaeological and historical records of medieval parochial organisation in the area.
Preston Church, church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5655. View the official record →
Preston Church is a medieval parish church and burial ground located in Berwickshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5655.
Preston Church, church and burial ground dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church and burial ground. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Preston Church, church and burial ground 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 SM5655.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Market Cross, 35m ESE of 1 Preston Cottages (0.7 km), Duns Law,fort and Covenanters' Camp (2.4 km), Preston Cleugh, fort 2000m N of Preston (2.5 km).
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