MHG42380 - Cemetery - Cladh Thuradain
Summary
The earthwork remains of a cemetery and possible chapel site.
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval - 561 AD? to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Cladh Thuradain {NR}. OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
'Cladh Churadain', St. Curitan's Graveyard, is a small rectangular burying ground north of farmhouse of Assynt, used within living memory, and stated to have contained stones with inscriptions and carvings. Inadvertently planted, but now cleared and tended.
W J Watson 1904. <1>
'Cladh Churadain' was discovered by Mr. Watson in 1899, and is doubtless site of Chapel of Fyrish, one of three chapels in parish mentioned in the old records.
W L W Brown 1910. <2>
St. Curadon founded a church above Evanton, still called Cladh Churadain. N Macrae 1923. <3>
Cladh Thuradain is an enclosure 28m square, situated in a slight hollow within woodland. It is formed of banks or inward facing scarps 0.8m max. height. Parallel to and inside SW side of enclosure is a second bank, c14m long and 0.3m maximum height, but this does not appear to form remains of a building, nor is there any trace of a building in area. There are a few stones and boulders within enclosure but none appear to be inscribed or for that matter resemble gravestones in any way.
Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 3 May 1963.
Cladh Thuradain (NR) OS 6"map, (1970)
Although ONB authorises OS spelling 'Thuradain', all other authorities agree that dedication is to Curitan, 8th century bishop of Rosemarkie.
Name Book 1875; W J Watson 1926. <4><5>
This site as described above is known locally as 'Cladh Churadain'.
Revised at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 22 November 1976
Visited and photographed uring the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. The only evidence for the graveyard is an earthwork. <6><7>
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 25, No. 215.
- <1> SHG2917 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1904. Place names of Ross and Cromarty. lxix-lxx.
- <2> SHG152 Text/Publication/Article: Brown, W L W. 1910. 'Alness in the eighteenth century', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 6 1899-1906, p.18-25. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 18-25. 19.
- <3> SHG2489 Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years. 282.
- <4> SHG3339 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 1, 36.
- <5> 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. 233, 315, 338.
- <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.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5851 6732 (45m by 47m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5007 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12883 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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