MHG8222 - Cemetery, chapel - Chapel Hill, Auchterflow
Summary
Cemetery and possible chapel at Chapel Hill
Type and Period (2)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
- CEMETERY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
There is an ancient burying ground, said to be also site of chapel, near Killen Burn a little below Bog of Afterflow farm. Between farm and the burying ground is a petrifying stream. 'Chapel Hill', at NH 6725 5684 is, presumably, associated with this site.
A J Beaton 1885.
At NH 6725 5684 on wooded knoll on Chapel Hill, are turf-covered footings of a building, 8.8m E-W by 5m N-S, probably remains of a chapel, although one cannot be certain of this without excavation. Around the lower sides of the knoll are vague traces of a turf-covered wall, possibly of a graveyard. No gravestones are visible.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 21 March 1966.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1964 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, A J. 1885. Illustrated guide to Fortrose and vicinity with an appendix on the antiquities of the Black Isle. 39.
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 18, No. 109.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6724 5684 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | AVOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13559 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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