Auldcathie Church

Heritage listing

Date Added 17/02/1993 Supplementary Information Updated 19/07/2021 Type Ecclesiastical: church Local Authority West Lothian Parish Kirkliston NGR NT 07867 76024 Coordinates 307867, 676024 — The monument consists of the roofless ruin of a pre-Reformation chapel. The building appears to have been constructed partly from the remains of an earlier building, as packing material within the walls may contain fragments of late 14th-century fabric. The structure is oblong on plan, measuring 11m E-W by 6.1m N-S over walls 0.7m thick. The N and S walls, which are incomplete, are constructed of coursed random rubble with some freestone dressings. Both windowless gables are intact, reaching a height of about 5m. The E one retains three of its dressed skews. In the lower wall, towards the S side, is an aumbry, and above this are three image brackets. The W gable is intaken at wallhead level (2.3m). Recent repointing with cement has occured and the walls have probably been consolidated in the past. There have been opposed entrances towards the W end. Only the S entrance is intact, retaining its chamfered jambs. The S wall contains two splayed windows with chamfered jambs grooved for glass. The N wall is much reduced and was apparently blind. The area to be scheduled is rectangular, measuring a maximum of 40m E-W by 35m N-S, to include the church and a surrounding area where further features are likely to survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.