Monument record MHG5128 - Bile
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4973 4430 (117m by 119m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG44SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Map
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Full Description
NG44SE 1 4972 4430.
NG 4972 4430. Bile Chapel (NR) (In ruins)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
Bile Chapel ... the remains of a small church surrounded by a burial ground, occasionally used until recently. The building, of stone and shell lime and oblong on plan, runs ENE-WSW, measures internally 26ft 9ins long and is 13ft 6ins broad. The walling is 2ft 9ins thick rising to a height of 4-5ft at the ends and from 2-3ft on the sides. The door seems to have been near the W end of the SE wall.
RCAHMS 1928.
Bile Chapel exists as described, moss and nettle-covered and completely neglected. The unfenced graveyard is in a similar condition and unused. Visited by OS (C F W) 21 April 1961.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 177, No. 570.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
