MHG157 - Cemetery - Cill Mhairi, Laudale
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Cillmairi (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
A small enclosure, formerly used as a burial ground. <1>
Burial Ground, Cill Mhairi, Laudale: This burial ground comprises a sub-oval enclosure measuring some 30m from E to W by 26m transversely and occupying the summit of a slight natural mound. It is bounded by a fragmentary dry-stone wall about 1.5m thick, which incorporates some massive boulders. There are a number of weathered grave- markers, but the only legible tombstone bears the date 1891.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1971.
The site of the graveyard was visited and photographed by R Gourlay of Highland Regional Council in 1993. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG3392 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 62, 143.
- <2> SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . 134, No. 271.
- <3> SHG7623 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R.. 1993. Graveyard, Cill Mhari, Laudale. Colour Slide. . Original & digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7377 5999 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM75NW |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22678 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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