MHG3404 - Possible Church and Cemetery - Annat
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval - 561 AD? to 1057 AD?)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval - 561 AD? to 1057 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The name 'Annat' is usually connected with an ancient chapel or cemetery or both. <1>
Annait is a 9th to 10th century term for a church-site of any kind abandoned during that period, and not subsequently re-used as the site of a focal church. <2>
D Coghill refers to a circular enclosure on the southwest end of a wooded spur which would fit this site, however the grd reference he supplies is c.260m to the southwest. It may just be a case of an inaccurate grid reference - see MHG62997. <3> See also below.
A round earthwork with a possible rectangular structure at its southeast quadrant is visible in Environment Agency LiDAR at this location. Is this the chapel site and the earthwork referred to by Coghill (see also MHG62997)? See also MHG63329. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG2356 Text/Manuscript: Jacks, S E (ed.). 1989. Some unrecorded sites in the Aird noted between Oct 1987 & May 1989. Inverness Field Club. Digital. Appendix 1B No. 190.
- <1> SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 251-2.
- <2> SHG181 Text/Publication/Article: MacDonald, A. 1973. ''Annat' in Scotland: A provisional review', Scot Stud Vol. 17 1973, p.136-146. Scot Stud. 136-146. 139-40.
- <4> SHG29248 Dataset/Geospatial Data: Atkins & BLOM. 2011-12. LiDAR for Scotland Phase 1 - DSM. Atkins & Blom.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5065 4382 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54SW |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12742 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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