St Marnock's Church
Fowlis

Welcome to St Marnock's

A nearly 600-year-old church in Angus with rare pre-Reformation paintings and sculpture

Our Heritage

Paintings

Discover rare pre-Reformation artwork that tells centuries-old stories.

Artefacts

The Synod of St. Andrews in the early 17th century was a powerful beast, still in the throes of aligning Scotland to the new Protestant faith in the aftermath of the Reformation and the destruction fuelled by John Knox. In 1612 Sir Andrew Gray, 7th Lord of Fowlis, received a letter. It had been drawn to the notice of the Synod that there remained in the church of Fowlis Easter monumentes of idolatrie, and these should forthwith be obliterate.

Sir Andrew ignored it.

This is how it comes about that an unassuming rural church, in a small village on the Braes of the Carse of Gowrie, can still amaze us today with its wealth of 15th century sculpture, wood carving and, above all, paintings, the latter almost unique in Scotland.

Historic objects that connect to the church’s rich past.

Location

St Marnock's Church stands quietly in Fowlis Easter, Angus, Scotland; a simple building which belies the national significance of its rich history inside.