MHG7636 - Findspot of 'font' - Applecross
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FONT (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(NG 7142 4585) Holy Water Font found here AD 1874 (NAT)
OS B6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
1st ed describes "Holy Water Font found here in 1874" in a spot to the east of the graveyard - HAW 10/2002
The Name Book records that a stone resembling a holy water font was found in the spring of 1874 and Macrow adds that it was used as a poultry drinking-trough by the manse incumbents.
Name Book 1875; B G Macrow 1953.
This font was not known at the former manse, now a farmhouse.
Visited by OS (R D) 21 July 1965.
Inside the chapel (NG74NW 3) is a broken sandstone block, 0.5m x 0.4m x 0.15m deep, bearing a dished hollow. This may be the alleged font found in 1874, although it looks more like a broken saddle quern. Visited by OS (A A) 31 May 1974.
GIS spatial data amended in 2018 according to adjusted position as seen on OS 1st Edition map. <1>
See also:
NG74NW0001 (Parent) St. Maelrubha's monastery
NG74NW0002 Cross-slab
NG74NW0003 Churchyard chapel
NG74NW0005 Old Parish Church
NG74NW0006 Burial Ground
NG74NW0014 Font
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2490 Text/Publication/Volume: Macrow, B G. 1953. Torridon Highlands. 161.
- --- SHG3372 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 4, 31.
- <1> SHG23422 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-76. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Ross-shire. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7142 4586 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG74NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
Finds (2)
- FONT (Undated)
- SADDLE QUERN (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11737 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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