Thurso, Kirk Ebb
Church (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Thurso, Kirk Ebb
Classification Church (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8434
Site Number ND16NW 16
NGR ND 1205 6895
NGR Description ND c. 1205 6895
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NW 16 c. 1205 6895
To the W of the harbour bar at Thurso there was a kirk, 'the kirk at the ebb', whose memory is perpetuated in the place-name Kirk Ebb. It stood till recent times in ruins, and about forty to fifty years ago they were quite noticeable. From a drawing still preserved it appears to have been supported at the sides by high buttresses, in which were niches for statues, and to have had a great window similar to St Peter's (ND16NW 10). There seems also to have been a clerestory if not undervaultings.
J B Craven 1908; D Beaton 1909.
Area ND 1205 6895. No trace of a building exists in this area, which is flooded at high tide.
Visited by OS (E G C) 18 April 1962.
