Unst, Haroldswick, Chapel And Burial-ground
Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Site Name Unst, Haroldswick, Chapel And Burial-ground
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Canmore ID 179
Site Number HP61SW 3
NGR HP 6357 1268
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/179
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP61SW 3 6357 1268
(HP 6357 1270) Chapel (NR)
(Remains of)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1900).
The grass-grown remains of a strictly oriented oblong structure, 53' E-W by 28' N-S externally, within an enclosure. The walls, now less than 4' high, are about 6' thick and have apparently been built of very large stones.
Outside the east gable lies a badly weathered tombstone bearing the arms of (?) Mowat and Bruce.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930.
As described.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RL) 29th April 1969.
