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MHG31390 - Contin Parish Church, graveyard
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CEMETERY (Early Medieval to 21st Century - 561 AD to 2100 AD)
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Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51793
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51792
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51791
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51790
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51789
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51788
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51787
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51786
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51785
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51784
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51783
Contin Church Of Scotland Parish Church, Burial Ground © J M Briscoe, 2011. id: 51782
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42185
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42184
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42183
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42182
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42181
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42180
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42179
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42178
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42177
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42176
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42175
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42174
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42173
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42172
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42171
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42170
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42169
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42168
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42167
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42166
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42165
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42164
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42163
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42162
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42161
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42160
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42159
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42158
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42157
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42156
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42155
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42154
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42153
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42152
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42151
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42150
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42149
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42148
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42147
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42146
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42145
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42144
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42143
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42142
Contin Parish Church Graveyard © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 42141
Old Council listed building record (for up to date description see link to Historic Scotland's website) © Highland Council. id: 17697
Listed Building Record - photograph © Highland Council (contact us for details). id: 17696
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Highland Kirklands Pilot Project Proforma © Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. id: 118852 (click to open this file in a new window)
Full Description
NH45NE 4 4562 5577. 'As the church at Contin is dedicated to St. Maelrubha it was probably erected by him' in which case it would be 7th or 8th century. An early historical reference was in 1227. The church appears to be in the main a mediaeval building: 61 feet by 25 feet externally, 55 feet by 18 feet within. About 1832, the church was repaired and altered, and at various times doors and windows have been inserted, removed or altered. The main walls of present church may have been built c1490, as former church had been burned by Macdonalds about 1482-1488. In churchyard there are two stones, one an oblong slab, with carvings of crosses on them. A C MacLean 1915; A B Scott 1914; J Noble 1909 <1>-<3> The parish church of Contin was almost entirely reconstructed in 18th century. In churchyard there are at least two stones with Gothic sculpture dating back to about AD1200. D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931 <4> The Parish church of Contin was erected in 1747 on the site of ' an ancient edifice', the date of erection of which is unknown. Name Book 1876 <5> The two carved stones previously mentioned could not be recognised. Visited by RCAMS (JRS) March 1989. NH45NE 4 4562 5577. Late 18th century parish church in use within an old burial ground. The site is medieval and the church, which has been altered over time, contains medieval fragments. To the north lie modern extensions to the graveyard. The ground is well maintained. There are various types of gravestone on site, including table tops, flat slabs and upright memorials as well as some burials underfoot contributing to the uneven ground within the site. The gravestones are orientated east-west. Visited during the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. <6><7> Photographs were contributed by Martin Briscoe via the Highland HER Flickr group.<8>
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--- SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
--- SHG2414 Text/Publication/Volume: Leonella Longmore. 2000. Land of Churches.
<1> SHG1195 Text/Publication/Article: Maclean, A C. 1915. 'Notes on Contin Church, Ross-shire, with its sacrament house, and two sepulchral slabs in the churchyard', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 49 1914-15, p.71-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 71-8. 71-8.
<2> SHG2771 Text/Publication/Volume: Scott, A B. 1918. The Pictish nation: its people and its church. 306.
<3> SHG2592 Text/Publication/Volume: Noble, J. 1909. Religious Life in Ross. 55.
<4> SHG2437 Text/Publication/Volume: MacDonald, Polson and Brown, D, A and J. {1931}. The book of Ross, Sutherland and Caithness, Orkney and Shetland: descriptive, historical and antiquarian notes. 40,42.
<5> SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 39.
<6> SHG25133 Collection/Project Archive: Robinson, B; Scott, M; Wright, A. 03/2010. Highland Kirkyards: Ross and Cromarty. Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. 29/07/2010. Paper (Original).
<7> SHG25134 Image/Photograph(s): Highlands Buildings Preservation Trust. 2009. Photographs of Ross and Cromarty Kirkyards. Colour. . Digital.
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Centred NH 4562 5577 (53m by 75m) Surveyed
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NH45NE
Geographical Area
ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish
CONTIN
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