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Latitude: 57.6736 / 57°40'24"N
Longitude: -4.3738 / 4°22'25"W
OS Eastings: 258521
OS Northings: 867336
OS Grid: NH585673
Mapcode National: GBR H8KF.Z41
Mapcode Global: WH3D9.SDD6
Entry Name: Cladh Churadain,chapel and burial ground
Scheduled Date: 13 March 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5007
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Ecclesiastical: chapel
Location: Alness
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument comprises the remains of a small burial ground
consisting of a rectangular enclosure bounded by a turf covered rubble wall. It measures 28m E-W by 23m N-S with a possible entrance on the west. There are turf covered foundations in the interior, possibly the remains of the chapel structure. The area to be scheduled measures 55m square and its SW side is bounded by a fence as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because, as the site of the chapel of Fyrish dedicated to Saint Curitan, it has the potential to enhance our understanding of early medieval chapels and burial practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NH56NE 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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