Description

The monument consists of the remains of a small church beside a burial ground, both overlying a ruined prehistoric settlement, almost certainly an Iron Age broch.

The ecclesiastical remains sit 4m from the edge of a low cliff. The church was bicameral, with a rectangular nave 8m by 7m externally and a rectangular chancel 4.9m by 5m externally. The walls are much reduced, but a date in the 13th or early 14th century is suggested.

Underneath the church and burial ground, and revealed in the coastal section by marine erosion, is an extensive settlement of Iron Age date, consisting of a broch with extensive external settlement.

The area to be scheduled is irregular in plan, bounded on the NNE by the top of a low coastal cliff and by existing fences elsewhere. It measures a maximum of 72m WNW-ESE by 32m, to include the church, burial ground and the estimated extent of the prehistoric settlement, as marked in red on the accompanying map. Modern fences are excluded.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland