MHG2317 - Chapel, Grassquoy
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 at North Dun, which appears to have been the original name of Grassquoy (ND 2026 5740)
H Scott et al 1915-61.
Grassquoy and its environs is an area of ploughed fields. There is no indication of a chapel on the ground, and no local information concerning one.
Visited by OS (J M) 3 March 1982
Quarry (ND 2025 5745). Dimensions: 80 x 30m. Quarry 1.5-2.5m deep on the site of a chapel.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 15, (Caithness); map.
- --- SHG2773 Text/Publication/Volume: Scott, H et al (eds.). 1915-61. Fasti ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. Rev.. Vol. 7, 138.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2020 5740 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NW |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8746 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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