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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 713134
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/713134
NT17SW 14.00 13351 70994
NT17SW 14.01 13845 71012 Burial ground
(NT 1334 7099) Ratho parish church, still in use, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, dated from the 12th century (RCAHMS), 13th century (SDD). On plan, it is oblong 76' by 20'2" internally, but it was considerably altered and added to in the 17th century and later. The church was restored in 1932.
The RCAHMS note a consecration cross, 4 1/2" in diameter on the E gable, 10' or 12' above the ground.
A 14th century tombstone is also noted S of the church. MacGibbon and Ross mention that the "Lady's Well", in the vicinity of the church was still in use.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 1915; SDD List 1964; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1896
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT17SW 14.00 and NT17SW 14.01
Address: Ratho Parish Church and Burial ground, Baird Road, Ratho
Postcode: EH28 8RU
Status: No known
Size: Burial ground: 0.23 hectares, 0.58 acres
Polygon: No
TOIDs:
Number of gravestones: Not Known
Earliest gravestone: Not Known
Most recent gravestone: Not Known
Description: Church with former burial aisles, grave slab and burial ground associated with church.
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 13 September 2005
