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Church, built on site of earlier church (original foundation 612 AD) and associated graveyard. Original church was dedicated to St Moluag. The present church, rebuilt in 1799 is long, narrow and tall and incorporates many of the medieval fragments. The medieval font, previously in the kirkyard, is possibly the one in present use in the church. The belfry bears the date 1640. The church was substantially repaired in 1828. A granite war memorial tablet in the east gable records those lost in the Second World War. Two stones were found here. One has rectangular figure cut in it, the other is shaped to receive the terminal of a reredos. A watching brief was undertaken here between August 2002 and May 2003 during building works. Works included the removal of part of the exterior harl, demolition of the east steps and the removal and replacement of below ground drainage pipes. Reused stone was revealed under the harl, with much incised graffiti. A photographic record was taken. Three trenches were excavated, but no in situ burials were revealed. The steps had many re-used and graffitied stones. Some metal pins and fragments of bone were discovered in trenches 2 and 3. Rubble and masonry was also discovered in trenches, the most significant possibly being at northeast corner and southwest corner. The date of 1778 inscribed on the lintel suggests that the rebuilding of the church in the 1790s was not a complete reconstruction. See NJ52NW0007 for Pictish stones found in the churchyard and NJ52NW0062 for the Clatt war memorial, which stands in the graveyard.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)