MHG8779 - St. Regulus's Chapel, Cromarty
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
See also:
NH76NE0095 Gravgeyard
J Aitken : 20/01/03
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NH76NE 6 7944 6709.
St. Regulus's Chapel (NR) OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 1st ed., (1871)
St. Regulus's Chapel (NR) (No detail) OS 6" map, (1959)
Of St. Regulus's or St. Rule's Chapel only foundations remain.
In 16th century it was a high-gabled building with a mausoleum attached to its west gable. Whether this was a Celtic foundation dedicated to 6th century Riagal (Lat. Regulus) of Mucinis (March 30th) or a Roman Catholic dedication to Regulus, a 4th century Greek monk (Oct. 16th), is not known.
W F Skene 1863; H Miller 1835; H Scott et al 1915-61; G Mackennzie 1958; W J Watson 1926.
There is no trace of St. Regulus's Chapel, but local tradition has it that it stood at NE end of graveyard which is still in use. The U-shaped ruin showed on the OS 25" map is the entrance to an underground mausoleum.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 28 January 1966.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1274 Text/Publication/Article: Skene, W F. 1863. 'Notice of the early ecclesiastical settlements at St Andrews', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 4 1860-2, p.300-21. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 300-21. 319-20.
- --- SHG2466 Text/Publication/Volume: Mackenzie, G. 1958. Cromarty official guide. 8.
- --- SHG2517 Text/Publication/Volume: Miller, H. 1835. Scenes and legends of the north of Scotland, or the traditional history of Cromarty. 206-7.
- --- 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. 110.
- --- SHG2773 Text/Publication/Volume: Scott, H et al (eds.). 1915-61. Fasti ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. Rev.. Vol. 7, 4.
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 516.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7944 6709 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH76NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CROMARTY |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14482 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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