What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bassendean, St Mary's Church as Burial Ground (medieval), Church (16th Century), Cross Slab(s) (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Medieval burial ground associated with a 16th-century church, significant for its cross slabs and as a site of historical Christian worship in rural Scotland.
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Places near here
Bassendean ChurchRuins · 2 yd
BassendeanFindspot (19th Century) - (20th Century), Axe Hammer (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Knife (flint)(neolithic) · 311 yd
Bassendean HouseCountry House (19th Century), Sundial (late 17th Century) (1690)-(1690), Tower House (medieval) - (19th Century) · 353 yd
HoundslowFindspot (period Unassigned), Scabbard (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1612 yd
Sheriffmoor PlantationForest · 1.2 mi
Spottiswoode, East Clock LodgeGate Lodge (late 18th Century) · 1.7 mi
Hexpath Picnic SiteVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Hare LawMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
West HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Scot's PlantationForest · 2.7 mi
Westruther, Edgar RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.7 mi
Blackcastle RingsPromontory Fort (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0