Archaeology Notes

Event ID 719937

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT63SW 6.00 62451 31789

NT63SW 6.01 62436 31797 Churchyard

(NT 6244 3178) The fragmentary remains of Mertoun Old Church stand in an enclosed burial-ground about 750yds east of Mertoun House. They consist of the east wall, partly reconstructed, and portions of the north and south walls, all reduced to within 8 feet of the ground. The internal width has been 14ft. The church of Mertoun was dedicated by Bishop Bernham in 1241.

RCAHMS 1915, visited 1914; J Ferguson 1892.

Robson alleges that the church existed about the middle of the 12th C.

J Robson 1896.

The remains of the old church are incorporated in a modern vault, of the Scotts of Harden. The vault itself is now in a poor state of repair.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 September 1962.