Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 562401
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/562401
Thirteenth-century documents record that there was once a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas in the parish of Fogo. No physical remains of this building have as yet been discovered, so its precise location remains unknown.
The first recorded mention of the chapel, which details its consecration, dates from 1242. It was known as the Chapel of the Lord William, after the son of the Earl. In 1253, it was granted to the monks of Kelso, who were charged to provide either three monks or three secular chaplains. The monastic community evidently lasted for some time, as there are records mentioning the prior of Fogo dating from 1465 and 1466, and a petition for provisions dating from 1537.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
