Monument record MHG11790 - Dornoch Friary

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Grid reference Centred NH 7979 8950 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH78NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DORNOCH

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NH78NE 16 798 895.

(Area: NH 798 895 (J F Wyness 'Map of Dornoch', 1926) A Franciscan friary is said to have stood at SE corner of Dornoch on the road leading to the links (1).
Neither Easson (1957) nor Cowan (1964) mention it.
J MacKay 1898; C D Bentinck 1926

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Visited by OS (A A) 31 March 1971.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Mackay, J. 1897. 'Sutherland place names, parish of Dornoch', Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness Vol. 20 1894-6, p.316-32. Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness. 316-32. 327.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Bentinck, C D. 1926. Dornoch: cathedral and parish. opposite 142.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Cowan, I B. 1964. Corrections and additions to Easson.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Easson, D E. 1957. Medieval religious houses in Scotland: with an appendix on the houses in the Isle of Man.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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