Document record MAB62703 - ST JOHN'S CHAPEL
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Summary
Site of a chapel, the location annotated on the OS 1st edition map.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8346 7804 (68m by 59m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO87NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kineff |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a chapel, the location annotated on the OS 1st edition map. The Chapel of St John at Barra is mentioned several times in the 17th century and was certainly in use by 1641, though it may be on an earlier site. The land formerly belonged to the Knights of St John (Eeles). Then owners were barons of Barras and formerly barons of Lumgair or Lunnkyr (Watt). The chapel was destroyed by the army of the Duke of Cumberland in 1746. According to the OS Name Book (1863) a more luxuriant crop is supposed to mark the site. There is a faint cropmark on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1977.
Period Notes
Chapel in use 1641; destroyed 1746.
JERVISE, A, 1861, MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNS, 160, 239 (Bibliographic reference). SAB888.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No13(1863) 31-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
EELES, F. C., 1897, STONEHAVEN, HISTORICAL & DESCRIPTIVE, 73 (Bibliographic reference). SAB447.
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 134 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
May 18 1977 , NO87N 2701177, NO87N 2701177 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18432.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No11, 318 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No205 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO87NW10;
- NRHE Numlink: 36786;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO87NW0010;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36786 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No11, 318.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No13(1863) 31-2.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No205.
- --- SAB18432 Air-oblique Photograph: May 18 1977 . NO87N 2701177. Black & White. NO87N 2701177.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 134.
- --- SAB447 Bibliographic reference: EELES, F. C.. 1897. STONEHAVEN, HISTORICAL & DESCRIPTIVE. 73.
- --- SAB888 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1861. MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNS. N. 160, 239.
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2020 3:33PM
