MHG42216 - St. Donan's Chapel, Courthill
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Chapel (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1971)
"Seipeil Donnain" or St Donan's Chapel stood in burying-ground at Courthill. <1>
The turf-covered foundation of W half of this chapel survives with interior occupies by graves. The inner face of wall can be seen intermittently giving a width of 3.5m. N wall can be traces for a length of 7m and S wall for 4m. E half appears to have been destroyed to make room for modern graves. The dedication is not known locally.
Some 5m S of chapel stands a tapering pillar 1.2m high by 0.2m square with a small latin cross inscribed on its S face. Alongside lies an oval stone 0.35m by 0.25m by 0.1m thick, which bears a cup-like hollow 0.12m in diameter and 0.06m deep, possibly a socket stone. Graveyard has been extended and is still in use.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (A A) 22 May 1974.
A possible 'Christening Cup' has been recorded at this location. It lies beneath a pillar of thin stone as described above. Other possibilities - flower arrangement holder, base for wooden cross, if this is a christening cup why is it not in the church?. <2>
Info from Steve Callaghan.
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 21/02/01
'Wester Ross Monumental Inscriptions', pre 1855
Monumental inscription survey completed by Alastair G. Beattie & Margaret H. Beattie. The survey may not include inscription info after 1855 and each inscription transcribed does not give the full details that appear on the stones, abbreviations used. Some ommissions and inacuraciesmay be encountered. First published 1987, reprinted 1991, 1996 & 1997, with corrections. <3>
A photograph of this cemetery was submitted by a visitor to the HER website in August 2008. <4>
Visited during the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. Rural graveyard with turf covered foundations of an old chapel. The graveyard has been extended to the south and is still in use. There are various styles of gravestone. <5><6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SHG2917 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1904. Place names of Ross and Cromarty. 193.
- <2> SHG11311 Image/Photograph(s): Tapering pillar and possible christening cup in graveyard (St. Donan's Chapel).. Colour Print : Pillar and possibe Christening Cup.. .
- <3> SHG2162 Text/Publication/Volume: Beattie, A G & Beattie, M H (eds.). 1997. Pre-1855 gravestone inscriptions in Wester Ross : a summary of and index to, pre-1855 gravestone inscriptions found in burial grounds in the parishes of Kincardine, Lochbroom, Gairloch, Applecross, Lochcarron, Lochalsh, Kintail and Glenshiel. 2nd. Paper (Original).
- <4> SHG23809 Image/Photograph(s): Swan, P. 2008-11. Photographs of various HER sites submitted by Paul Swan. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <5> 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).
- <6> SHG25134 Image/Photograph(s): Highlands Buildings Preservation Trust. 2009. Photographs of Ross and Cromarty Kirkyards. Colour. . Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8303 4058 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG84SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHCARRON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11920 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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