MHG4835 - Trumpan Church and Burial Ground
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
See also:
NG26SW0021 Graveyard
J Aitken : 10/12/02
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NG26SW 3 2249 6121.
(NG 2249 6121) Church (NR) (In Ruins)
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
Trumpan Church, now ruinous, orientated E-W and oblong on plan, measures externally 49'9" by 22'10". The N wall stands to a height of about 9' and contains at its W end a small rough arched doorway; only traces of the foundations of the S wall remain. Lying amongst the ruins is a broken stone basin, probably a font. In the churchyard are two late medieval grave-slabs.
Watson (W J Watson 1926) in a very brief reference to St. Connan notes that at Waternish, Skye, there is Cill Chonnain at Trumpan Head. Forbes (A P Forbes 1872) lists S. Conan (ob.648) and notes that he is'honoured amongst the Hebrides' and is said to have been a Bishop of Sodor.
As described above; no further information regarding dedication.
Visited by OS (C F W) 8 January 1961.
A P Forbes 1872; T S Muir 1885; W J Watson 1926; RCAHMS 1928.
A sherd of Medieval green glaze pottery found during restoration is in Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre (2019), Acc. No. 1988.6. <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG2204 Text/Publication/Volume: Forbes, A P. 1872. Kalendars of Scottish saints, with personal notices of those of Alba, Laudonia and Strathclyde. 307-8.
- --- SHG2550 Text/Publication/Volume: Muir, T S. 1885. Ecclesiological notes on some of the islands of Scotland. 270-1; illust..
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 152, No. 502; fig. 248.
- --- 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. 282.
- <1> SHG28408 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection at Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre. 1988.6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2248 6121 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | NG26SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Finds (2)
- FONT (Undated)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM949 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10939 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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