North Uist, Carinish, Teampull Na Trionaid. Detail of wall joining buildings.
SC 747046
Description North Uist, Carinish, Teampull Na Trionaid. Detail of wall joining buildings.
Date 20/9/1897
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 747046
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of IN 929
Scope and Content Teampull na Trionaid and Teampull Clann a' Phiocair (Church of the Trinity & Church of Clan MacVicar), Carinish, North Uist, Western Isles The ruins of two adjoining chapels dating from the early 13th century, Teampull na Trionaid and Teampull Clann a' Phiocair (Church of the Trinity & Church of Clan MacVicar), stand on a grassy knoll on the Carinish peninsula in the south-west of the island. The twin chapels, which constitute one of the most interesting ecclesiastical sites in North Uist, were photographed c.1897 by the Victorian photographer and archaeologist, Erskine Beveridge. Teampull Clann a' Phiocair (left), built of water-worn stones interspersed with numerous thin, small slabs, retains its gables, with its west gable (foreground) lit by a narrow, rectangular window, now reduced to a mere ragged gap. Its south wall is connected to Teampull na Trionaid (right) by a short connecting passage (centre), which formed its original entrance and sole means of approach, making the chapel virtually a mere annexe to the larger Teampull na Trionaid. The two chapels lie 1.5m apart, and date from roughly the same time although Temple an Trionaid is older in origin, having been once completely and once partially rebuilt. It is thought that Temple an Trionaid was founded by Berthog, daughter of Somerled and first prioress of Iona c.1203, enlarged or rebuilt by prioress Beatrice in the 13th century, and altered again by Amie MacRuari, wife of John, Lord of the Isles, c.1350-90. Teampull Clann a' Phiocair has no recorded history, and its dedication is unknown. Its name is most likely to have been acquired in post-Reformation times. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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