Muckersie
Muckersie chapel is a ruined single-celled building situated in a small, oval churchyard within the Invermay Estate on the southern perimeter of its policies. Sited on a bluff, it overlooks the Water of May and the mill at the Linn of the May. The medieval dedication at Muckersie has been lost, but the earliest certain reference indicates that the church served as an independent parsonage of the estates of Bishops of Dunkeld. After the Reformation the Lord of Invermay was made patron of the church in 1589 and it continued to be a place of worship until 1638 when it was amalgamated with Forteviot parish. The churchyard continued to be used for burial into the 18th century. Subsequently the ruined church was restored as a chapel and mausoleum by the Lord of Invermay.
The chapel is built of local sandstone and stands to gable height, although all the walls have been substantially modified in post-medieval times.
Based on a standing building and topographic survey three broad phases of use can be identified. The earliest masonry is coursed rubble which survived in the lower portions of the eastern wall and the lower south-western corner of the western wall. Although there were no datable features in situ, it seems likely that this represents the extent of the medieval parish church. Examining these remains suggests that originally there was a single lancet window illuminating the altar.
The second phase relates to the post-Reformation refurbishment of the parish which continued in use for worship until 1638 and perhaps a few years beyond. Along with the additions such as the crow-stepped gable, at this time the south wall was rebuilt and a central door with two flanking windows inserted.
The final phase of refurbishment involved the extensive reworking of the ruinous building, which included the construction of a massive new doorway in a pointed arch in the western elevation. This phase of refurbishment was undertaken in the mid 19th century to provide a mausoleum and chapel for the Belsches, who acquired Invermay in 1717 and are responsible for many of the features of the estate. The late medieval octagonal font from Muckersie was given to Forteviot church in 1905.