MHG8380 - St. Monan's Church, Balconie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval to Medieval - 561 AD to 1559 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH66NW 15 61 65.
Not far from Killitiarnan (Kiltearn Church) was the Culdee church of St. Monan's.
R Bain 1899.
Ref. in 1546 to "chaplain of Balkny in the ph. of Kilberne", in 1551 to "the chaplainry of Saint Monan on the lands of Balcony, and to the chaplainry of "St. Monanis" in 1561-6 and 1573; and in 1623 to "the chaplainry or bursary of Balconie named Tomless, with the brewhouse and croft of the same named Brabneris Croft".
Orig Paroch Scot 1855; Reg Magni Sig Reg Scott 1984.
No further info. (But see NH66NW 1)
Visited by OS (R D L) 5 May 1963.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1941 Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, R. 1899. History of the ancient province of Ross. 57.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 25, No. 205.
- --- SHG2686 Text/Publication/Volume: Thomson, J M (ed.). 1984. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, AD 1546-1580. Volume 4.
- --- SHG2688 Text/Publication/Volume: Thomson, J M (ed.). 1984. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, AD 1620-1633. Volume 8.
- --- SHG342 Text/Publication/Monograph: OPS. 1855. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. 2/2. 478-9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6100 6500 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13657 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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