MHG1899 - St. Bar's Chapel, Barrock
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
There was a chapel, dedicated to St Bar, who died in 579, at Barrock. A MacKay 1914; W J Watson 1926.
Mr Pottiger (tenant, Barrock Mains Farm, Lyth) states that the field centred at ND 291 622 is known as 'Chapel Field', but he has never encountered any evidence of a structure during cultivation.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 May 1982.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2457 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D (ed.). 1914. History of the Province of Caithness and Sutherland from the Earliest Times to 1615. 32.
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 338.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2909 6220 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND26SE |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8849 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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