Document record MAB60295 - WHEEN
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Summary
Possible site of a church.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3599 6999 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO36NE |
| Civil Parish | Cortachy & Clova |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Possible site of a church. The name 'Heglish Macwhin' is marked in place of the farm of Wheen on maps attributed to Timothy Pont and Robert Gordon, datable circa 1640. Heglish derives from the Gaelic 'Eaglais' : a church. Fields on the farm seem to bear this out, such as 'Chapel-shade' and 'Finneycreech'-, possibly the Gaelic 'Fionne Crioch': the boundary of the holy place. A field close by (which had a small farm on it in 1794 according to Ainslie's map) is called 'Romans' from 'Rath Manach': the monk's rath. Miss Marnie suggests, very tentatively, that this place was the site of a Celtic or Pictish church dedicated to St Comgan or Comgham. No local knowledge or trace of a chapel, although the field names are known.
, (Photograph). SAB28495.
Ainslie, J, 1794, [Untitled] (Bibliographic reference). SAB10078.
SCOTT, A. B., 1918, THE PICTISH NATION, ITS PEOPLE & ITS CHURCH (Bibliographic reference). SAB1619.
Marnie, E J, 1966, [Untitled], 23-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11024.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO37SE1;
- NRHE Numlink: 32422;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO37SE0001;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/32422 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 4 2021 12:52PM
