Monument record MHG8935 - St. Comgan's Chapel
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5623 6043 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Cille a'Choan {NR} (Site of) OS 6"map, (1938)
'Cill Chomhghain' commemorates St. Comgan, active between 700 and 750 AD. The church, with burial-ground which was in use until 19th c., was destroyed by cutting of railway in 1862-3
W J Watson 1926; N Macrae 1923; F H Groome 1901.
No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 30 June 1965.
St Comgan's Chapel (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000map, (1971)
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 18 November 1976.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2297 Text/Publication/Volume: Groome, F H (ed.). 1901. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland. new. 286.
- --- SHG2489 Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years. 281.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 27, No. 228.
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 281, 338.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
