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St Apolinaris' Chapel and burial ground is a medieval religious monument situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a chapel dedicated to Saint Apolinaris, a saint venerated particularly in continental Europe, alongside an associated burial ground that served the local community. The monument dates from the medieval period, reflecting the widespread establishment of small chapels and burial places across Scotland during the Middle Ages. The site represents an important example of local religious provision and funerary practice in rural Aberdeenshire during this era.
St Apolinaris' Chapel and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12118. View the official record →
St Apolinaris' Chapel and burial ground is a medieval religious monument situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12118.
St Apolinaris' Chapel 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 SM12118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer's Den, roundhouses 195m and 250m S of (5.4 km), Castle of Hallforest (5.5 km), Lang Stane o'Craigearn, standing stone 50m N of Littlewood Cottage (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of St Apolinaris' Chapel and burial ground'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.
St Apolinaris' Chapel and burial ground stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.