Document record MAB50309 - ST MARY'S CHAPEL, CROSSLETS
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Summary
Site of a Culdee chapel, connected with St.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1764 6719 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ16NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Drainie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a Culdee chapel, connected with St. Aethans, Burghead. According to Simson (1951) a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Nary was founded before 1222 AD and stood on the farm of Unthank. A late 18th century source records that Unthank hamlet bore the name college and that foundations of the chapel had been recently taken up to repair the mill. OS site visit 1962 recorded that the farmer of Easter Unthank noted that rubble was sometimes turned up in ploughing in the field centred NJ17646720, and the farmer of Wester Unthank reported that there had been an old mill in the area centred NJ16796701.
MACKINTOSH, HB, 1924, PILGRIMAGES IN MORAY, 71 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1145.
SIMPSON, WD, 1951, DUFFUS CASTLE & CHURCH (Bibliographic reference). SAB1683.
FIRTH, D, 2023, THE EARLY CHURCH AND THE LOCH OF SPYNIE IN MORAYSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB4207.
ANON, n.d., SURVEY OF PROVINCE OF MORAY, 125 (Bibliographic reference). SAB14.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ16NE20;
- NRHE Numlink: 16124;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ16NE0015;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16124 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1145 Bibliographic reference: MACKINTOSH, HB. 1924. PILGRIMAGES IN MORAY. Y. 71.
- --- SAB14 Bibliographic reference: ANON. n.d.. SURVEY OF PROVINCE OF MORAY. 125.
- --- SAB1683 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1951. DUFFUS CASTLE & CHURCH.
- --- SAB4207 Bibliographic reference: FIRTH, D. 2023. THE EARLY CHURCH AND THE LOCH OF SPYNIE IN MORAYSHIRE.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 9:40AM
