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Tullibole church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Kinross-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The church occupies a landscape underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs—which form the bedrock foundation across this part of Perthshire. This igneous geology is typical of the Midland Valley's ancient volcanic activity and would have provided the local stone available to medieval builders.
The site comprises both the church structure and its surrounding burial ground, representing a place of Christian worship and communal burial that served the local medieval population. Such monuments are typically the focal point of parish life from the early medieval period onwards, often occupying elevated or prominent positions within their landscape. The dedication and any rebuilt or modified phases of the church building would reflect the changing needs and resources of the parish community over successive centuries.
The monument's designation under the heritage protection system recognises its historical importance as evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in Kinross-shire. The church and its cemetery remain valuable archaeological and architectural records of medieval Scottish ecclesiastical organisation, even where substantial standing remains may not survive.
Tullibole, church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8023. View the official record →
Tullibole church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Kinross-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8023.
Tullibole, 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 the UK.
Tullibole, 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 SM8023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carleith,cairn W of Carden (2.5 km), Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W of (3.1 km), Dumglow,cairn & fort,Cleish Hills (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tullibole, church 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.
Tullibole, church and burial ground stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.