Monument record MHG39870 - Thrumster Burial Ground
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3340 4541 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'Caithness Monumental Inscriptions', pre 1855
Monumental inscription survey completed by A.S.Cowper & I.Ross.
The survey may not include inscription information after 1855 and each inscription transcribed does not give the full details that appear on the stones, abbreviations used. Some omissions and inacuracies. Published 1992.
J Aitken : 20/12/02
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 19 August 1982.
No traces of any building foundations were seen within graveyard at Thrumster. Visited by OS (W D J) 22 April 1963.
There is a small burying ground, at Thrumster, containing traces of a chapel. T S Muir 1885.
Supposed site of (NAT) Chapel (NR) Graveyard (NAT) OS 25" map, Caithness, (1872)
The site of an old chapel is supposed to have been in graveyard; dedicatory name and date unknown.
Name Book 1872.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1837 Text/Publication/Monograph: A S Cowper & I Ross. 1992. Caithness Monumental Inscriptions, pre 1855. 2.
- --- SHG2550 Text/Publication/Volume: Muir, T S. 1885. Ecclesiological notes on some of the islands of Scotland. 102.
- --- SHG3343 Text/Publication/Monograph: Ordnance Survey. Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. 13. Book No. 13, 225.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
