Field Visit
Date 1998
Event ID 639051
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/639051
This 12th C chapel lies close to a Norse site of high status (HY44SE 5) and has been tentatively ascribed to Hafliki Thorkelsson. It originally had a barrel-vaulted chancel, measuring 2.87m long by 2.1m, but is now roofless. The original rounded arch doorway and one lancet window survive. The nave was originally 4.1m wide by 5.56m long but was later lengthened to 14.17m by removing the west wall. A rounded arch, supported on slightly inclined jambs, separates the nave from the chancel. These changes are usually ascribed to the 13th C, although the moulding which surrounds the later doorway are considered to be of 16th-17th C date and may be contemporary with the use of the chapel as a parish church. It is surrounded by a small graveyard. The site, which is in guardianship, is protected by a sea wall and has been consolidated for public access.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey