The oldest legible tombstone, in the roughly square walled and tree encircled churchyard of about half an acre, is dated 1661, although several others appear to be much older.
An ancient trackway runs to the church from the nearby lane close to ditches and earthworks that may have been the site of Barnweill Castle.
This would have been the access for funeral processions as well as the congregation.
The last burial appears to have been in 1963.
At least two stones carry a raised shield device for a coat of arms and one is that of a lion, the bearing of the Wallaces of Craigie Castle.
Gravestones bear the names Neil of Barnweill House, Brown of Barnweill, Glover, Anderson, Fraser, Reid, Greig, Millar, McCallum, Carrie, Lamont, etc.

One curiosity is a memorial to Col J W Neil Smith of Barnweill and Swindridgemuir that also bears the details of his wife Evelyn Mary Mapis Duke who died on June 21, 1940. '
Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner' is carved on this stone and on a smaller wooden cross that bears her details alone.
Another curiosity is a small gravestone to 'Our Dear Frau' on a small fallen gravestone of 1911, isolated in a far corner and probably that of a family pet.
The oldest legible tombstone, in the roughly square walled and tree encircled churchyard of about half an acre, is dated 1661, although several others appear to be much older. An ancient trackway runs to the church from the nearby lane close to ditches and earthworks that may have been the site of Barnweill Castle. This would have been the access for funeral processions as well as the congregation. The last burial appears to have been in 1963. At least two stones carry a raised shield device for a coat of arms and one is that of a lion, the bearing of the Wallaces of Craigie Castle. Gravestones bear the names Neil of Barnweill House, Brown of Barnweill, Glover, Anderson, Fraser, Reid, Greig, Millar, McCallum, Carrie, Lamont, etc.
One curiosity is a memorial to Col J W Neil Smith of Barnweill and Swindridgemuir that also bears the details of his wife Evelyn Mary Mapis Duke who died on June 21, 1940. 'Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner' is carved on this stone and on a smaller wooden cross that bears her details alone. Another curiosity is a small gravestone to 'Our Dear Frau' on a small fallen gravestone of 1911, isolated in a far corner and probably that of a family pet.
Barnweill Church