MHG31406 - Graveyard - Kilchrist, Gilchrist
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
NH54NW 14 5389 4921.
Mausoleum formerly a Chapel (NR)
OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
The church of the former parish of Kilchrist or Tarradale, united with Urray 1574. It was dedicated to Our Lord and known as Cill Chriosd, and is traditionally said to have been burnt in 1603. The church was re-roofed c1870 and is now mausoleum of the MacKenzies of Ord. <1> <2> <3>
The former church and burial ground were listed at Category B in 1971.
"The Old Church of Kilchrist", roofed, in reasonable condition, and still used as a mausoleum. The burial ground is still in use.
Visited by OS (A A) 24 June 1975
A roofed redundant chapel within an old kirkyard. The late medieval church was the scene of a terrible massacre. In 1603, whilst the Mackenzie congregation were inside the chapel, a party of MacDonalds locked them in and set the church ablaze. It is said that the MacDonald piper walked round the church playing to mask the screams of those inside. The church was restored as a shell by W.C. Joass c.1870 and is now used as a mausoleum by the Mackenzie Gillanders family of Highfield. The graves in the burial ground are orientated to the east and the graveyard is reasonably maintained. Visited during the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. <4> <5>
Martin Briscoe has submitted photographs of this site to the Highland HER Flickr group. <6>
The statutory address and listed building record were updated by Historic Scotland in 2015. The scheduled area, i.e. the re-roofed chapel (subsequently used as a mausoleum) was specifically omitted from the listing, which now only covers the burial ground and the boundary walls. <7>
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 19, No. 113.
- --- SHG342 Text/Publication/Monograph: OPS. 1855. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. 2/2. 522-4.
- --- SHG367 Text/Publication/Volume: Cowan, I B. 1967. The parishes of medieval Scotland. 98.
- <1> SHG360 Text/Publication/Volume: MacDonald and MacDonald, A and A. 1900. The Clan Donald. Vol. 2, 406-10.
- <2> 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, 48-51, 765.
- <3> 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. 3-4.
- <4> 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).
- <5> SHG25134 Image/Photograph(s): Highlands Buildings Preservation Trust. 2009. Photographs of Ross and Cromarty Kirkyards. Colour. . Digital.
- <6> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
- <7> SHG27383 Text/Designation Notification/List of Buildings: Jackson, L.. 2015. Combined Statutory and Descriptive List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Highland Council, Two Hundredth Amendment) 2015. Historic Scotland. 04/09/2015. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5389 4921 (61m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILLEARNAN |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB14037 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- http://www.flickr.com/groups/her/pool/tags/MHG31406 (View images of this site in the Highland HER Flickr group)
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