MHG9539 - St. Peter's Chapel, Cille Pheader
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to Medieval - 561 AD to 1559 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC92SE 17 989 204.
A chapel dedicated to St Peter is supposed to have stood on the banks of the Craggan Burn at Cille-Pheader.
J Mackay 1894; H Morrison 1883; D Beaton 1909; J A Smith 1876
Local enquiries failed to locate the site of this chapel; but at the junction of the Allt Cille Pheadair and the Craggan Burn (NC 98972046), between the streams, is a disturbed area too obscure for any conclusions to be drawn.
Visited by OS (W D J) 20 May 1960
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1185 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, J A. 1876. 'Notes of small ornamental stone balls found in different parts of Scotland, etc; with remarks on their supposed age and use', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 11 1874-6, p.29-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 29-62. 42-3.
- --- SHG1593 Text/Publication/Article: Mackay, J. 1894. 'Sutherland place names', Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness Vol. 18 1891-2, p.183-208, 325-40. Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness. 183-208, 325-40. 339.
- --- SHG1965 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D. 1909. Ecclesiastical history of Caithness and annals of Caithness parishes. 9.
- --- SHG2538 Text/Publication/Volume: Morrison, H. 1883. Tourist's guide to Sutherland and Caithness. 38.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9889 2040 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC92SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7157 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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