© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Fordyce Old Church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Banffshire, Scotland. The church represents an important local religious centre from the medieval period, serving the parish community as both a place of worship and burial ground. The site retains physical evidence of its long use as a burial ground, reflecting the continuity of religious practice in the locality from the medieval period onwards. The remains and associated burial ground constitute a significant archaeological and historical record of medieval settlement and religious life in north-east Scotland.
Fordyce, old church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM352. View the official record →
Fordyce Old Church and burial ground is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Banffshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM352.
Fordyce, old church and burial ground dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old church and burial ground. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fordyce, old 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 SM352.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort, Durn Hill (1.5 km), Findlater Castle (3.6 km), Castle Point, promontory fort 250m NNE of Westerwards Croft (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fordyce, old 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.
Fordyce, old church and burial ground stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is marble, meta-limestone.