Monument record MHG1332 - Possible Site of Chapel, Gerston

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Grid reference Centred ND 1225 5935 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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No further information. Visited by OS (JB) 23 December 1981

Chapel (NR) (Supposed Site of) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

Tradition affirms that a chapel stood near here, which was no doubt surrounded by a graveyard. A piece of an old font, said to have belonged to the chapel, was seen. Human remains were often dug up in the garden. However, no distinct site can be pointed out (see also ND15NW 3 and 4). Name Book 1872

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Myatt, L J. 1975. 'The early ecclesiastical remains of Halkirk Parish', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 1 April 1975, p.55-61. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 55-61. 55, 57.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No.4, 74.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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