Monument record MHG7243 - Galcantray

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Grid reference Centred NH 8100 4730 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH84NW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish CROY AND DALCROSS
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH84NW 11 80 47 to 81 48.

A chapel was discovered at Galcantray a few years ago by the farmer in reclaiming some land.
G Bain 1893.

There is no local knowledge of a chapel in the area of Wester or Easter Galcantray.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 August 1964.

No identifiable traces survive of a chapel in this vicinity; local tradition records the former existence of a graveyard at NH 810 483. RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1893. History of Nairnshire. 2nd ed.. 132.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 17, No. 120.

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Record last edited

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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