Monument record MHG4278 - Meall Doire
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 2904 8128 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN28SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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NN29SE 13 2904 8129.
A large boulder with an incised cross, on top of Maol Doire (Meall Doire : NN 291 812), is traditionally said to mark the site where Mass was celebrated during times of Roman Catholic proscription (ie. anytime between 1560 and 1793, but probably circa 1700).
Information from Ts 'Glen Roy', Anon, undated.
At NN 2904 8129, near the summit of Meall Doire, is an angular boulder erratic, (A), 2.0m by 2.3m and 1.0m high bearing on its south-west vertical face an incised cross 0.52m high and 0.33m across.
About 150.0m ENE is a boulder, (B), 1.3m by 1.3m and 0.8m high, with indication of a roughly incised cross 0.1m by 0.1m on its northerly side.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 13 February 1979.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
