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Fairlie
Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Well (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Fairlie
Classification Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Well (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 41171
Site Number NS25NW 23
NGR NS 2124 5551
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41171
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Largs
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS25NW 23 2124 5551.
(NS 2124 5551) Chapel (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1964)
Local tradition states that there was a church on Kelburn estate at a farm called Chapel House, but it is not recorded in Origines Parochiales Scotiae (1851) or Pont's map (1553). An old woman recollected the foundations of what was said to be a chapel being removed from a spot close to the farmhouse. It was said that it was built on the foundations of another chapel. Chapel House (see also NS25NW 29) which is known to have been built about 1745 (and which was demolished in 1845) was probably built out of the stones of the old church. An old ash tree marks the supposed site of the chapel. A well, said to have belonged to it, exists near the site.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1894
The chapel site falls in a pasture field. There are no traces of foundations, or of the well (which is shown at NS 2126 5554 ('A') on OS 6" 1856).
Visited by OS (DS) 21 September 1956
Archaeological Evaluation (23 July 2008 - 15 August 2008)
NS 2123 5544 A programme of archaeological works were undertaken from 23 July–15 August 2008, in response to a proposal for a housing development at this site. A proportion of the evaluation trenching targeted a possible chapel site (WoSASPIN 5746) and an enclosure site (NS25NW 26; WoSASPIN 5749). A total of 52 trenches, 7375m2, were excavated. The greenfield site proved to be archaeologically sterile. No remains relating to either the chapel or the enclosure sites were recorded during the evaluation.
Funder: Dawn Homes Ltd
Lindsay Dunbar (AOC Archaeology Group), 2008
Watching Brief (15 April 2016)
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Dawn Homes to monitor ground breaking works at Craighill, Fairly, North Ayreshire as part of planning consent for a new housing development. The site is located on the eastern side of Fairlie, North Ayreshire, where the location of two homesteads and an apparent chapel is unknown. The watching brief consisted of a large area strip and subsequent. This revealed a heavy clay loam topsoil over natural gravel and sand made ground. No significant archaeological finds or features were uncovered.
Information from AOC Archaeology Group
Excavation (22 November 2017 - 7 December 2017)
NS 2123 5544 A watching brief was undertaken, 22 November – 7 December 2017, in advance of Phase 2 of development work. The poorly preserved remains of a large post-medieval structure were recorded, along with the remains of a demolished well and two possible boundary walls.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Dawn Homes Ltd
Jessica Lowther – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source DES Volume 19)
