Monument record MHG1431 - St Magnus Chapel, Banniskirk

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1704 5713 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

1st ed marks chapel with cross and graveyard to SW of this also with a cross, shape & extent not determined - HAW 12/2004

ND15NE 3 1704 5713 and 1697 5708
(ND 1704 5713) Chapel (NR) (Site of)
(ND 1697 5708) Grave Yard (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

Nothing is known of this chapel, beyond that it was dedicated to norse St Magnus (Scott et al 1915-61) executed in 1116. The site is marked by a slight elevation, although nothing remains of chapel itself; graveyard is said to have been destroyed about 1770.
The derivation of the neighbouring name 'Banniskirk' is not known. RCAHMS 1911; 1946; H Scott et al 1915-61; Name Book 1872

No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 11 November 1965
St Magnus's Chapel (NR) (site of) OS 6" map, (1971)
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 11 February 1982

Chapel, St Magnus'. Visible as a slight elevation in a heavily cultivated field.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- 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, 56.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 19, 49.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1946. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Twelfth report with an inventory of the ancient monuments of Orkney and Shetland. . Vol. 2, 113.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 46, No. 166.
  • --- 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, 121.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 4, 160.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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