Dron Parish Church

Heritage listing

Date Added 08/02/1993 Type Ecclesiastical: cathedral Local Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Longforgan NGR NO 29550 32402 Coordinates 329550, 732402 — The monument consists of the remains of the late fifteenth/early sixteenth-century chapel of Dron which belonged to the Abbey of Coupar. The chapel is situated on waste ground between Dron cottages and the Dron Burn. All that remains of the rubble masonry chapel is part of the chancel, consisting of a portion of the E gable with adjoining N wall and a pointed chancel arch with ashlar piers, the jambs and mouldings of which have a simple character. The apex of the arch is approximately 5m and the span is 3.5m. The chancel measures 7.2m N-S by 8.53m E-W over walls 0.8m thick. The wall of the chancel arch projects N beyond the E angle, suggesting that the building may have had a transept. Apparently there was once a churchyard associated with the chapel but no visible evidence of this survives. The portion to the N has been been absorbed into a neighbouring farm and is now under pasture. The area to be scheduled is irregular, measuring a maximum of 45m E-W by 40m N-S, as shown in red on the attached map.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.