Archaeology Notes

Event ID 685770

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO23NW 8 2294 3641.

(NO 2294 3641) Chapel (NR) (Supposed Site of)

OS 6" map (1926)

See also Peattie Chapel, NO23NW 63.

The church of Kettins had six chapels depending on it; one was at the village of Peattie.

OSA 1796

The place where this chapel is supposed to have stood is marked by a conspicuous mound, nearly 1/4 mile E of the village of Peattie. There is no tradition about it.

Name Book 1860

At this site, situated on an extensive level plain, is a large, prominent mound of earth and stones, but from the number of stones lying on and about it, it seems to be mainly constructed of stones. It is conical, without a flat summit, making it impossible for a building ever to have been built on it. This would appear to be a round cairn; it is 28.0m in diameter and 3.0m high. A fence and tree-line run over it. There is no trace of a surrounding ditch or kerb stones. Local enquiries produced no further information other than the tradition.

Visited by OS (JLD) 2 May 1958

Mill of Peattie, cairn 500m SE of. The monument comprises a burial cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a tree-covered mound. It lies in arable farmland, on the boundary between two fields, at around 95m OD. It consists of a conical mound of stone and earth, measuring about 25m in diameter and about 3.5m in height. It forms a prominent feature within the modern landscape.

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 9 October 1998.