Monument record MHG2422 - Hospital, Obsdale
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0700 2000 (140m by 140m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A lesser hospital or hospice is shown at Ousdale (ND 070 200), an alternative spelling being given as 'Obsdale'.
Cowan (Cowan and Easson 1978) equates references to 'Obsdale' in 1384, 1490 and post-Reformation with a 'Hospitale' between Helmsdale and Wick mentioned in 1290 (see ND13SE 54).
Further equation of 'Obsdale' with 'Ousdale', on unknown grounds, is presumably the reason for its publication on the map (supra). His sub-references, however, make it clear that the place referred to is in Rosskeen parish, in the Earldom and Doicese of Ross, and is in fact, the Obsdale at NH 665 699 (see NH66NE).
Orig Paroch Scot 1855; I B Cowan and D E Easson 1976; Information from OS map of Monastic Britain by I B Cowan 1978, 34.
See assoc. deocs file.
J Aitken : 06/03/01.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2070 Text/Publication/Volume: Cowan and Easson, I B and D E. 1976. Medieval religious houses, Scotland: with an appendix on the houses in the Isle of Man. 2nd ed.. 199.
- --- SHG2644 Collection/Catalogue/Gazetteer: R Cachart, C Murray and D W Hall. 06/07/00. Gazetteer of Medieval Hospital Sites.
- --- SHG342 Text/Publication/Monograph: OPS. 1855. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. 2/2. 469.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
