Document record MAB59053 - PRIEST'S KNOWE, ROSEHEARTY
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Summary
Site of chapel/ priest's house, dedicated apparently to the Nine Maidens, whose well supplies Pitsligo Castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9396 6742 (52m by 159m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ96NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Pitsligo |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of chapel/ priest's house, dedicated apparently to the Nine Maidens, whose well supplies Pitsligo Castle. Macfarlane writing in 1908 noted that the ruins of the chapel were still (1723), used as the burial place for shipwrecked mariners. Human bones have been found at the site. The Priest's house was a little lower down, at a spot called the Priest's Knowe (NJ9396 6747). OS noted in 1967 that there was no trace or local knowledge of chapel or Priest's Knowe.
Period Notes
Chapel built c1723.
COOK, P, 1843, ABDN & BANFF(SPALDING CLUB), 435 (Bibliographic reference). SAB278.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 167,172 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
Author unknown, n.d., L S REVISER, 26/09/63 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1095.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ96NW8;
- NRHE Numlink: 20802;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ96NW0022;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20802 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 9 2014 12:12PM
