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Skye, Cnoc A' Cladh, Ardmore
Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Site Name Skye, Cnoc A' Cladh, Ardmore
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Balmore
Canmore ID 10860
Site Number NG24SE 4
NGR NG 2835 4082
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10860
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG24SE 4 2835 4082
(NG 2835 4082) Chapel (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
Grave Yard (Disused) (NAT)
OS 25" map, (1877)
On the summit of a small hill to the S of the township of Balmore, at about 100' above sea-level is the site of a chapel and burying ground. Two rectangular foundations of buildings can be traced lying almost parallel to each other about 4' apart. The smaller building measures 31' in length and 18' in breadth externally, the larger structure measures externally 54' by 29'.
RCAHMS 1928.
The smaller of the two buildings described by RCAHMS is a chapel. It is orientated NW - SE with walling of roughly squared masonry, approx 0.8m wide, bonded with shell-lime mortar. The possible footings of the altar are visible at the E end. The other 'building' is a disused graveyard. No graves survive and according to local tradition they were removed many years ago for reburial at Kilmuir, Dunvegan. The small hill on which the chapel and graveyard are situated is called Cnoc a' Cladh (information from Mrs Campbell, Ardmore).
Visited by OS (CFW), 15 May 1961.
Field Visit (13 May 1915)
Chapel, Balmore.
On the summit of a small hill to the south of the township of Balmore, about 200 yards north-east of Dun Neill (No.· 522), at an elevation of nearly 100 feet above sea-level, is the site of a chapel and burying ground. Two rectangular foundations of buildings can be traced lying almost parallel to each other about 4 feet apart. The smaller building measures 31 feet in length and 18 feet in breadth externally, and is orientated slightly south of east and north of west (112 ½ deg. mag.), while the larger structure, which measures externally 54 feet by 29 feet, is orientated slightly more to the south of east and north of west (125 deg. mag.).
RCAHMS 1928, visited 13 May 1915.
OS map: Skye xxvii.
Measured Survey (May 2007)
NG 2835 4082 A survey of the chapel site at Cnoc A’ Cladh at Ardmore was carried out in May 2007. A 1:200 scale plan was drawn of the chapel and burial ground. The chapel is a small subrectangular structure which consists of turf-covered foundations which have a maximum height of 0.20m. It measures 9.5 x 5.5m externally and the walls are c1m thick. The gap in the S wall may be a doorway. It is orientated NW/SE. The
burial ground is located on the Northern half of the knoll. It is a somewhat larger than structure 1, measuring 17 x 9m NW/SE externally. It consists of turf-covered banks with two possible openings in the SE corner and NW wall. Inside the structure, the turf is slightly uneven, but with no identifiable features or structures. There is no visible walling.
Funder: The Hunter Archaeological Trust and the University of Glasgow’s Faculty of Arts Graduate School Research Support Fund.
