Monument record MHG2890 - St. Mary's Chapel, Chapelton
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7319 4643 (40m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
St. Mary's Chapel (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
"St Mary's Chapel (site of)...No remains of this chapel at present exist, but its site is carefully preserved from the plough. It is said to have been dedicated to the Virgin; and though built before the Reformation, the exact date cannot be obtained.
About 25 years ago the proprietor made excavations, and disclosed the foundations of the building, besides turning up a quantity of human bones."
Name Book 1868.
On Chapelton the foundations of a chapel were visible until 1897.
ISSFC 1898.
The site of the chapel is on a low knoll and is now under the plough; no traces exist.
Visited by OS (E G C) 25 April 1962.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1642 Text/Publication/Article: ISSFC. 1902. 'The Culloden section of the Aviemore line', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 5 1895-9, p.180-53. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 180-53. 184.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 23, No. 173.
- --- SHG3363 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 31, 4.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
