What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mertoun Old Church, Churchyard as Burial Ground (medieval), Churchyard (medieval), Grave 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 churchyard with grave slabs, dating to the late medieval period. Its significance lies in its association with the historic Mertoun Old Church and as an example of ecclesiastical burial practices in rural Scotland.
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