Scheduled MonumentsScotlandSt Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground

St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground

Scotland
HES SM9207
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The church is dedicated to Saint Dubhthach, an early Christian figure, and the site comprises both the structural remains of the church building and an associated burial ground that reflects centuries of Christian worship and burial practice in the region. The monument dates from the medieval period, though the dedication suggests possible earlier religious significance connected to early Christian settlement patterns in the Highlands. The site remains an important archaeological record of medieval church organisation and local religious life in Ross-shire.

St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9207. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground?

St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9207.

Who is responsible for protecting St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground?

St Dubhthach's 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 SM9207.

What other scheduled monuments are near St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan Diarmid,dun,Loch Duich (0.7 km), Cill Fhearchair,standing stone,Shiel Bridge (2.4 km), Henge, 410m SW of Shiel House (2.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground

St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground stands on Morar Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite.

The wider landscape

Around St Dubhthach's Church and Burial Ground

Battle of Glenshiel 1719Battle (1719) · ~5.7 miles