Preas Mairi
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Preas Mairi
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Mackenzies Of Coul, Private Burial Ground
Canmore ID 12409
Site Number NH45NE 15
NGR NH 4608 5584
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH45NE 15 4608 5584.
(NH 4608 5584) Preas Mairi (burial ground) (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1971)
Praes Maree - 'Maelrubhas Bush' -though a private burial ground of the MacKenzies of Coul 'is probably the re-occupied relict of an ancient cemetery'. It is neat and well enclosed with gravel walks, shrubs and monumental slabs.
W Reeves 1862
Preas Mairi is still used as a private burial ground of the McKenzies and is well kept. The earliest gravestone is dated 1768. There is no trace of an earlier Christian burial ground here. What Reeves is referring to are the remains of a chambered cairn within the burial ground (see NH45NE 5)
Visited by OS (J B) 23 April 1975
No change.
Visited by RCAMS (JRS) March 1989.
