MHG3596 - Dunlichity Parish Church
Summary
Dunlichity Church was built in 1759 to replace an earlier structure of which some walls remain.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (18th Century to 19th Century - 1759 AD to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
(NH 6595 3297) Dunlichity Church was built in 1759 to replace an earlier structure of which some walls remain. It was repaired in 1826 and much recast. The graveyard contains many interesting monuments including the walled enclosure of the MacGillivrays, and a simple gabled watch-house at the churchyard gate.
G Hay 1957; NSA (Rev James Macphail) 1845; SDD 1964. <1>-<3>
The old part of the church was built in 1569.
Information from Major C J Shaw to OS 5 Feburary 1962.
In the churchyard is a yellow sandstone gravestone with 38 cup-marks, and broken into two parts. See MHG44693. <4>
The church is harled and in use. The burial enclosures at the E and W ends, possibly contain parts of an earlier fabric. There is no trace of the broken cup-marked gravestone, and there was no local information regarding it.
Visited by OS (A A) 21 April 1970.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> 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. 14, Inverness, 522.
- <2> SHG2307 Text/Publication/Volume: Hay, G. 1957. The architecture of Scottish post-Reformation churches, 1560-1843. 239.
- <3> SHG2785 Text/Publication/Volume: SDD. 1960-. List of Buildings of Architectural or Historical Interest, (Lists held in Architectural Department of RCAHMS). 1964, 10.
- <4> SHG1317 Text/Publication/Article: Jolly, W. 1882. On cup-marked stones in the neighbourhood of Inverness; with an appendix on cup-marked stones in the Western Islands. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 16. 300-401. 372-3; fig. 78.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6597 3297 (26m by 9m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SE |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB1704 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
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