Archaeology Notes

Event ID 711967

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT17NW 29.00 14448 77503

(NT 1444 7750) Church (NAT) (11th Century Supposed)

OS 6" map (1856)

NT17NW 29.01 1444 7750 Cist

NT17NW 29.02 14459 77480 Churchyard

Dalmeny parish church, dedicated to St Cuthbert, is the most complete Romanesque church in Scotland; it is still in ecclesiastical use. Built in the 12th century, it originally consisted on a W tower, now demolished, an aisleless nave, chancel and apse. An aisle was added in 1671. There is a fine Norman doorway projecting on the S. The church was restored in 1937, a new W tower being added at that date.

In the church was an altar dedicated to St Bridget; another was dedicated to St Adamnan and St Columba.

RCAHMS 1929, visited 1927; SDD List 1964; A Reid 1915; C A R Radford 1965; H Scott 1915; H Scott 1950.

Dalmeny Kirk (NAT)

OS 6" map (1968)

This church, still in use, is generally as described.

Visited by OS (BS) 15 August 1974