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MHG7893 - Preas Mairi Graveyard - Contin

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Preas Mairi Graveyard at Contin.

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NH45NE 15 4608 5584.
Preas Mairi (burial ground) (NAT) OS 6"map, (1971)

Praes Maree - 'Maelrubhas Bush' -though a private burial ground of MacKenzies of Coul 'is probably re-occupied relict of an ancient cemetery'. It is neat and well enclosed with gravel walks, shrubs and monumental slabs.
W Reeves 1862

Preas Mairi is still used as a private burial ground of the McKenzies and is well kept. The earliest gravestone is dated 1768. There is no trace of an earlier Christian burial ground here. What Reeves is referring to are remains of a chambered cairn within the burial ground (see NH 45 NE 5)
Visited by OS (J B) 23 April 1975

No change. Visited by RCAMS (JRS) March 1989.

An archaeological evaluation by Dagg. C was undertaken in 2003 in advance of water mains renewal. Preas Mairi Burial Ground at NH 4608 5584, NMRS no. N1145 NE 15. Private burial ground for the MacKenzies of Coul, likely to be `the reoccupied relict of an ancient cemetery' with connections to St Maelrubha. A path running down the hill from Northmost Cottage provides access from Coul House. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4608 5584 (200m by 200m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH45NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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