MHG645 - St. Ninians Chapel, North Head
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to Medieval - 561 AD to 1559 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
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John Wood 2/11/00
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ND35SE 8 383 508.
There was a pre-Reformation (Auld 1868) chapel dedicated to St Ninian at the 'Heat of Wick'. This site has been variously located at North Head, near the Service Bridge (Beaton 1909), and at Head of Wick above the inlet of Papigoe (Scott 1918).
D Beaton 1909; A Auld 1868; A B Scott 1918; A MacKay 1914.
St Ninian's Church stood at the North Head (ND 383 508).
J Horne 1895.
No further info regarding this chapel was obtained during field investigation. Visited by OS (W D J) 21 April 1962.
Not located. C E Batey 1981.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1656 Text/Publication/Article: Myatt, L J. 1975. 'The early ecclesiatical remains of Wick Parish', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 1 Oct 1975, p.81-4. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 81-4. 81, 84.
- --- SHG1925 Text/Publication/Volume: Auld, A. 1868. The ministers and men in the far north. 2.
- --- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 160.
- --- SHG1965 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D. 1909. Ecclesiastical history of Caithness and annals of Caithness parishes. 53.
- --- SHG2327 Text/Publication/Volume: Horne, J. 1895. Ye towne of Wick in ye oldene tymes. 27.
- --- SHG2457 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D (ed.). 1914. History of the Province of Caithness and Sutherland from the Earliest Times to 1615. 31.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3829 5080 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9219 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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