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Field Visit
Date 4 April 2003
Event ID 1086322
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1086322
The medieval chapel of St Columba and the surrounding graveyard are situated to the E of the township of Mingulay immediately N of the burn that runs through the township, and are partly inundated by sand. A section of its foundations are visible at the NW corner of the sand-covered mound and are well-constructed in stone. It probably measures at least 10.4m from E to W by 4.8m transversely over walls up to 1.6m in thickness and 0.6m in height. The surrounding graveyard is roughly oval and is enclosed by a drystone wall, which is deeply covered by sand on the NE. The tips of eight gravestones were visible projecting from the sand to the S of the chapel and also a concrete slab with a crosshead. This site has been recorded by Buxton (1981) and latterly by Branigan and Foster (2000).
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Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 4 April 2003
