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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 659552
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/659552
NG82NW 7.00 82918 27229
NG82NW 7.01 82872 27193 Churchyard
NG82NW 64 82923 27281 Manse
(NG 8290 2722) Church (NAT)
The parish church of Lochalsh, erected in 1641 and and repaired in 1766. A predecessor, dedicated to St. Comgan was burnt down in the 15th c. One old grave in the crowded burial ground surrounding the church is covered by a flagstone showing a warrior with his hands folded over the belt of his sword.
D Macpherson 1958; S Gordon 1935; W J Watson 1910.
The present church, a plain rectangular building with round arched windows, is still in use. No information could be found to suggest it was on the site of the earlier church. C. 10.0m S of SE corner of the church is the cover-stone mentioned above.
Visited by OS (R L) 21 September 1966.