Temple Church, Churchyard
Churchyard (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Gravestone(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Temple Church, Churchyard
Classification Churchyard (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Gravestone(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Old Temple Kirk; Balantrodach
Canmore ID 213124
Site Number NT35NW 1.01
NGR NT 31516 58744
NGR Description Centred on NT 31516 58744
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/213124
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Temple
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
National Library of Scotland
Country Life, 24 April 1942, letter concerning tombstone
Photographic Survey (1986)
Recording of gravestones in Temple Churchyard by Mrs Betty Willsher in 1986.
Photographic Survey (June 2021 - August 2021)
NT 31516 58744 Between June and August 2021, Archaeology Scotland, working with Temple Old Kirk Friends, carried out a Total Station and photographic survey at Temple Churchyard as part of Archaeology Scotland’s Adopt-a-Monument project. The position of each visible gravestone was surveyed in order to create an up-to-date location plan of the churchyard. Each headstone was photographed and key attributes recorded to provide information for the creation of a memorial typology database.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Greencoat Carcant Moorfoot Community Fund
Andrew Jepson – Archaeology Scotland
(Source: DES Vol 22)
