Standing gables, pointed windows and a later mausoleum preserve the outline of a possibly fifteenth-century parish church.
Quick facts
- Date
- Possibly 15th century; later mausoleum
- Architect / designer
- Unknown medieval masons
- Type
- Ruined medieval parish church with later mausoleum
- Designation
- Scheduled monument (SM5466)
- OS grid reference
- NH 67680 50135
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The rectangular church measures about 18.5 by 8 metres. Its north wall and gables survive, while most of the south wall has gone; pointed and mullioned windows, shell mortar and a later flat-roofed mausoleum reveal successive phases.
Its story
The church may date from the fifteenth century and served the Kilmuir parish community before becoming a ruin. The burial ground continued in use around it, and the church itself is scheduled separately from the listed enclosure.
Why it is included
Scheduling recognises nationally important medieval ecclesiastical fabric and archaeological evidence within the Black Isle burial landscape.
What to notice
- The standing gables and pointed openings.
- Shell mortar within the rubble core.
- The later mausoleum inserted at one end.
Reading the surroundings
Approach only by established access, respect burials and do not climb or touch the ruin. Masonry and ground may be unstable.
Timeline
- Possibly 15th century The parish church was built at Kilmuir.
- Later period A mausoleum was inserted into the surviving fabric.
- 1993 The church remains received statutory scheduling.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The fifteenth-century date is qualified, and the full sequence of alteration is not securely resolved.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Kilmuir Old Parish Church, SM5466 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: SM5466 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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