© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Temple Old Parish Church is a medieval parish church located in Midlothian, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The building stands on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, a Westphalian sedimentary formation characteristic of the Carboniferous coal measures that underlie much of the central Scottish lowlands. This geological foundation has supported human settlement and worship in the area for centuries.
The church represents the parish ecclesiastical provision of the medieval period, when communities maintained their own places of worship under the authority of the Scottish Church. The survival of the structure, even in fragmentary form, provides evidence of medieval architectural practice and the distribution of religious settlements across the Midlothian landscape. The monument's designation recognises its historical significance and archaeological interest.
As a scheduled monument, Temple Old Parish Church is subject to statutory protection, reflecting its importance to Scotland's built heritage. The site contributes to our understanding of medieval parish organisation, religious life and the development of settlements in Midlothian during the medieval and early modern periods.
Temple, Old Parish Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1191. View the official record →
Temple Old Parish Church is a medieval parish church located in Midlothian, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1191.
Temple, Old Parish Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Temple, Old Parish Church 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 SM1191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement, 480m SE of Stonefieldhill Farm (1.8 km), Highwood House,enclosure 800m S of (2.3 km), Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Temple, Old Parish Church'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.
Temple, Old Parish Church stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.