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Halkirk, St Katherine's Chapel
Chapel (Medieval)
Site Name Halkirk, St Katherine's Chapel
Classification Chapel (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Quoycrook; St Catherine's Chapel
Canmore ID 8317
Site Number ND15NW 26
NGR ND 13 59
NGR Description ND c. 13 59
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8317
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND15NW 26 c. 13 59
There are various references to a chapel used by the Bishops and dedicated to St Katherine. Writing in 1769 Rev. Alexander Pope of Reay describes it as near the Bishop's castle (ND15NW 18, at ND 138 599) with nothing remaining except a heap of rubbish.
In Sinclair's book The Gunns it is described as having stood in a green spot full of stones near Quoycrook but the exact location of the site is now unknown.
L J Myatt 1975.
