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St Mary's Chapel is a medieval chapel situated 250 metres east-north-east of Mount Lothian in Midlothian, Scotland. The site stands on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period and characteristic of this region's geological foundation. The chapel is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6333.
Little remains visible of the chapel's structure today, though its presence in the landscape testifies to medieval religious life in this part of Midlothian. The location, positioned on the sloping terrain above the Clackmannan Group strata, would have been accessible to the local community whilst maintaining the somewhat elevated, prominent setting typical of many rural chapels of the period. Such chapels often served smaller settlements or parish communities in areas distant from major ecclesiastical centres.
The chapel's Scheduled Monument status reflects its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and religious organisation in the Lothians. Understanding the chapel in its local context—set within the distinctive landscape and geology of this region—contributes to a broader picture of how medieval communities organised their spiritual and domestic lives across the Scottish lowlands.
St Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6333. View the official record →
St Mary's Chapel is a medieval chapel situated 250 metres east-north-east of Mount Lothian in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6333.
St Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel 250m ene of mount lothian. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian 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 SM6333.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newbigging,enclosure 400m WNW of (3.5 km), Highwood House,enclosure 800m S of (3.9 km), Enclosed settlement, 480m SE of Stonefieldhill Farm (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of St Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian'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 Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.