Document record MAB61034 - DUNNICHEN, ST CAUSNAN'S CHAPEL
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Summary
Site of a chapel.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5119 4880 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO54NW |
| Civil Parish | Dunnichen |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of a chapel. According to antiquarian accounts, St Causnan's Chapel, which is said to have been converted into the parish church of Dunnichen in the time of William the Lion (1165-1214). Warden states that the dedication is supposed to be the St Constantin, who was active between 550 and 600. Wainwright, in 1948, could find traces of a medieval chapel on what had been a possibly artificial islet on the northern edge of the now drained Mire of Dunnichen. It has been suggested that this islet was originally a crannog. The islet is said to have been separated from the solid ground by a deep ditch crossed by a bridge (NSA 1845). In 1791, the church was described as being small and old (OSA 1791-9), and was replaced by a new church (at NO 5095 4877) in 1804 (NSA 1845). A well shared the dedication, but St Causnan's Well was renamed Camperdown Well in honour of the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 according to Warden. In 1966 no trace of this chapel was found by the OS site visit at which time the site as shown on OS 25 inch map had been recently ploughed but no stones or traces of mortar were turned up. The Rev J M Black, Dunnichen Manse, could offer little information except that some of the local inhabitants believe that the site of the chapel was in the ground of Dunnichen House, between the house and the church. Nothing else was seen in this area except Camperdown Well, which is now bricked over.
, (Photograph). SAB25039.
OSA, 1791-9, [Untitled], Vol. 1, 422 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9576.
NSA, 1845, [Untitled], Vol. 11, (Forfar), 152-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6251.
Warden, A J, 1880-5, [Untitled], Vol. 3, 188 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10141.
Watson, W J, 1926, [Untitled], 338 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10250.
Wainwright, F T, 1948, Antiquity 22, 88 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11215.
RCAHMS, 1978, [Untitled], 27, no. 219 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7310.
STRATIGOS, M J, 2013, THE CRANNOGS OF NORTHEAST SCOTLAND: QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCE. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON MA DISSERTATION, 82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1743.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO54NW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 34690;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO54NW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/34690 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB10141 Bibliographic reference: Warden, A J. 1880-5. [Untitled]. Vol. 3, 188.
- --- SAB10250 Bibliographic reference: Watson, W J. 1926. [Untitled]. 338.
- --- SAB11215 Bibliographic reference: Wainwright, F T. 1948. Antiquity 22. 88.
- --- SAB1743 Bibliographic reference: STRATIGOS, M J. 2013. THE CRANNOGS OF NORTHEAST SCOTLAND: QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCE. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON MA DISSERTATION. 82.
- --- SAB25039 Photograph: . . .
- --- SAB6251 Bibliographic reference: NSA. 1845. [Untitled]. Vol. 11, (Forfar), 152-3.
- --- SAB7310 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1978. [Untitled]. 27, no. 219.
- --- SAB9576 Bibliographic reference: OSA. 1791-9. [Untitled]. Vol. 1, 422.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Aug 30 2017 1:41PM
