MHG8540 - Old Shandwick burial ground
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NB Clach a Charridh apparently means stone of the grave plots (Placenames of Wester Ross) - HA 7/2003
NH87SE 3 8556 7473.
(NH 8556 7473) Clach a Charridh (sculptured stone)
Burying Ground (Site of) (NAT) ie marked by cross
OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1889)
Burial ground Shandwick was last used during cholera pestilence 1832 and was ploughed down by the tenant of farm c. 1885.
H Miller 1889.
No trace. Visited by OS (A A) 29 August 1972.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1173 Text/Publication/Article: Miller, H. 1889. 'Note on fragments of two sculptured stones of Celtic Workmanship found in the churchyard of Tarbat, Easter Ross', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 23 1888-9, p.435-44. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 435-44. 442.
- --- 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. . 28, No. 236.
- --- SHG4001 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8556 7473 (200m by 200m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH87SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | NIGG |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15277 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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