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Barrock, St Bar's Chapel

Chapel (Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Barrock, St Bar's Chapel

Classification Chapel (Medieval)(Possible)

Canmore ID 8849

Site Number ND26SE 9

NGR ND 291 622

NGR Description ND c. 291 622

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Bower
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND26SE 9 c. 291 622.

There was a chapel, dedicated to St Bar, who died in 579, at Barrock.

A MacKay 1914; W J Watson 1926.

Mr Pottiger (tennant, Barrock Mains Farm, Lyth) states that the field centred at ND 291 622 is known as 'Chapel Field', but he has never encountered any evidence of a structure during cultivation.

Visited by OS (J B) 7 May 1982.

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