MHG2518 - Chapel, Isauld
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Chapel (NR) (site of) OS 6"map, (1967)
A small, sandy mound overgrown with bent, covers the remains of a chapel, parts of the walls of which were visible a few yards before 1872. Nothing is known of it beyond that it was a chapel of primitive build and that it was covered by sand drift. There are traces of ruins of unknown origin nearby.
Name Book 1872.
The very slight remains of foundation of a structure which may be a chapel, lie among sand dunes.
RCAHMS 1911.
No trace of foundations. Visited by OS (N K B) 24 11 1964.
One dressed block of stone protrudes from the bank of the burn.
R J Mercer 1981.
There are no recognisable remains of a chapel. At the given location a light band of rubble is evident in the eroded face of a dune. The dressed block noted by Mercer is 9m to the S.
Visited by OS (J B) 8 September 1981.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 135, No. 285.
- --- 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. . 110, No. 410.
- --- SHG3399 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 9, 36.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9692 6566 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7253 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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