MHG1318 - Chapel etc, Ballachly
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CHAPEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
- CEMETERY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Grave Yard (NAT) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
'Caithness Monumental Inscriptions', pre 1855
Monumental inscription survey completed by A.S.Cowper & I.Ross.
The survey may not include inscription information after 1855 and each inscription transcribed does not give the full details that appear on the stones, abbreviations used. Some ommissions and inacuracies. Published 1992.
J Aitken : 20/12/02
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A graveyard, enclosed and still in use in 1910, said to be the site of a chapel dedicated to the 7th century St Triduan. There were remains of a small building on the N of the enclosure in 1871, but its nature was not known. When visited by the RCAHMS in 1910, any old tombstones there might have been were obscured by rank weeds and grass.
RCAHMS 1911; Name Book 1871; A MacKay 1914.
Much rubble and building material lie scattered within and around the graveyard, but no intelligible foundation remains. Weathering has made all the old tombstones illegible.
Visited by OS (R L) 9 May 1967.
No change. Visited by OS (N K B) 6 December 1982.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1839 Text/Publication/Monograph: A S Cowper & I Ross. 1992. Caithness Monumental Inscriptions, pre 1855. 4.
- --- SHG2457 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D (ed.). 1914. History of the Province of Caithness and Sutherland from the Earliest Times to 1615. 36.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 85, No. 309.
- --- SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 14.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
- --- SHG373 Text/Publication/Article: Cowper, A S. 1983. 'Burial grounds of Caithness and Sutherland', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 3 1983, p.116-19. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 116-19. 108-9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1932 4478 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND14SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8276 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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