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Galcantray, Chapel And Graveyard
Burial Ground (Medieval)(Possible), Chapel (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Galcantray, Chapel And Graveyard
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval)(Possible), Chapel (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 15023
Site Number NH84NW 11
NGR NH 810 483
NGR Description NH c. 810 483
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15023
- Council Highland
- Parish Croy And Dalcross (Nairn)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH84NW 11 c. 81 48
A chapel was discovered at Galcantray a few years ago by the farmer in reclaiming some land.
G Bain 1893.
There is no local knowledge of a chapel in the area of Wester or Easter Galcantray.
Visited by OS (NKB) 13 August 1964.
Field Visit (May 1978)
Galcantray NH c.810 483 NH84NW 11
No identifiable traces survive of a chapel in this vicinity, which is said to have been revealed by ploughing before 1893; local tradition records the former existence of a graveyard at NH 810 483.
RCAHSM 1978, visited May 1978
Bain 1893, 131-2
