MHG2149 - St. Cuthbert's Church, Haster
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
- CEMETERY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
St Cuthbert's Church (NR) (remains of) OS 6" map, (1968)
St Cuthbert's Chapel (remains of) OS 1;10,000 map, (1994)
St Cuthbert's Church, or Chapel of Haster, appears to have been a chancelled building measuring 40 by 14ft internally with the chancel wall about 13ft from E end, but no wall faces are exposed, so measurements are approximate. It is noted in 1726 as the 'Chapell of Haulster - the common people bury their dead about it'.
RCAHMS 1911; W Macfarlane 1906-8.
There are evidences (not stated) that there were other buildings beside chapel, and remains of what was possibly the foundation of a wall enclosing the burial place can still be traced.
D Beaton 1909.
Generally as described by RCAHMS, footings of St Cuthbert's Chapel consist of turf-covered walls 0.4m high and measuring on plan 14 by 7m. Stones piled in interior are probably result of field clearance. To S is the outline of another building, measuring 11 by 5m and 0.1m high. No trace of a wall bounding a grave yard.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 26 April 1963.
St Cuthbert's Chapel is on summit of a thickly overgrown uncultivated rise in a field, showing as a rectangular depression edged with rubble stones. The depression is aligned E-W and measures some 14 by 7m across by 0.4m deep. Field clearance has been dumped in depression and on rise generally. No other building remains were noticed, o sign of a graveyard wall.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 27 July 1982.
An unroofed building, which is aligned E-W, is depicted on 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiv) and it is shown as a ruin on current edition of OS 1:10,000 map (1994) annotated as 'St Cuthbert's Chapel (remains of)'.
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 January 1996
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1656 Text/Publication/Article: Myatt, L J. 1975. 'The early ecclesiatical remains of Wick Parish', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 1 Oct 1975, p.81-4. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 81-4. 81.
- --- SHG1965 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D. 1909. Ecclesiastical history of Caithness and annals of Caithness parishes. 56.
- --- SHG2441 Text/Publication/Volume: Mitchell, Sir A and Clark, J T (eds.). 1906-8. Geographical collections relating to Scotland. Vol. 1, 160.
- --- 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. . 192, No. 593.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3300 5026 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9258 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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