church 100m WSW of Old Faskally Farm

Heritage listing

Date Added 16/07/2001 Type Ecclesiastical: church Local Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Moulin NGR NN 91830 63129 Coordinates 291830, 763129 — The monument comprises the remains of a rectangular church thought to be of medieval origin, of which all four walls survive to varying heights. The monument is situated in an area of woodland within the grounds of Old Faskally House, at about 180m O.D. The structure comprises a roofless church measuring c. 10.1m ENE-WSW by 5.4m with walls c. 0.65m thick. Although probably largely of post-medieval construction in its present form, the existence of an aumbry in the north wall suggests the building is of medieval origin. The doorway is set centrally in the S side with a re-used stone as alintel; this stone is a dressed slab with a plain sunken Latin cross at the top of one of its short sides, which faces outward above the doorway. The underside of the slab has been partly cut to shape to form the lintel. The inner face is built into the thickness of the wall and the top of the stone is shrouded with moss so it is impossible to say if there is any other sculpture on this stone. It is likely that it originally stood upright in the ground. The dimensions of the lintel are: length at face c. 1.55m; total length of slab c1.6m; breadth c.0.18m; width 0.26m. The cross itself measures 42.5cm by 16cm. A stone in the outer face of the wall between the doorway and the E gable bears two incised symbols, apparently alpha and omega. In the interior are several grave slabs, one dated 1610, but there is no trace of a burial ground. The church is set centrally on a large knoll measuring c. 38m in diameter by 4.5m high, with a levelled summit area measuring c. 17.5m in diameter. A recumbent stone lies on the ground within the church. The ends of

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.