Linderöds kyrka

The church was raised in grey fieldstone on a sandstone plinth, probably by stonemasons who had also worked on Lund Cathedral. It originally consisted of a nave, a lower chancel and a semicircular apse, built in Romanesque style with only a few small, high-set windows, likely intended partly for defence in troubled times. Traces of a 13th-century wall painting can still be seen.

The medieval building had two entrances on the long walls of the nave: one on the south side for men, and one on the north for women, each apparently once fronted by its own porch. Whether the porches were truly identical, and why a porch would have existed for women who did not bear arms, remains a point of local curiosity rather than settled fact.

The church's most striking feature is its vaulted ceiling, added in the 15th century and richly painted in 1498 by the muralist Anders Johansson. The paintings depict the biblical Creation and Fall, scenes from the life of Christ, and numerous saints, including the Nordic royal saints Olof, Knut and Erik, along with Mary Magdalene, Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, and the Archangel Michael, all interwoven with foliage and decorative motifs. Covered over after the Reformation, the paintings were rediscovered in 1929 and fully uncovered during restoration work in 1950–51.

In 1770 the western end of the church was extended, mainly to enlarge the interior, though the addition was also built with a possible future tower in mind — a tower that was, in the end, never built, reputedly because the small, poor parish could not afford one. Ironwork on the gable still carries the date and the initials of Erasmus Laurentius Trägårdh, the parish priest of the time. A freestanding bell tower that had stood beside the church was later found to be beyond repair and was demolished in 1835, with the bell moved into this western extension.//A further major change came during restoration works of 1872–75, led by the architect Helgo Zettervall, when the entrance was relocated to the west end and the medieval sandstone tympanum — originally above the men's south doorway — was repositioned above the new western portal. Records suggest the old medieval church came close to being demolished and replaced entirely around 1870, a plan that was contested and ultimately abandoned in favour of restoration.

Among the furnishings, the sandstone font is thought to be as old as the church itself, deep enough for full immersion of an infant and fitted with a drainage hole. The pulpit, dating from the 17th century and decorated with figures of the four evangelists, was heavily restored in the early 20th century after falling into poor condition. The Baroque-style altar, possibly of similar age, bears a painting of Christ on the cross with Jerusalem in the background, flanked by two carved figures thought to represent apostles.