Point Of Oxan, St Colm's Chapel And Burial-ground
Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Site Name Point Of Oxan, St Colm's Chapel And Burial-ground
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval)
Canmore ID 1557
Site Number HY20NW 14
NGR HY 2462 0656
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1557
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Hoy And Graemsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY20NW 14 2462 0656.
(HY 2462 0656) St. Colm's Chapel {NR} (Site of)
Burial Ground {NR}
OS 6" map, Orkney 2nd ed., (1903).
The location applies to a green piece of rough pasture, formerly a burial-ground, in the centre of which is the site of the chapel of St Colm, believed to be pre-Reformation.
Name Book 1880.
There is no local knowledge of there having been a chapel at this site. It is believed locally to have stood nearer the centre of the field (see HY20NW 18).
Visited by OS (NKB) 17 September 1964.
Field Visit (August 1997)
The site of St. Colm's Chapel and burial ground, of pre-Reformation date, is alleged to be located in this area. Local information, however, suggests that it may lie further inland at HY 2472 0643 (HY 20 NW 18). The site was not located during this survey.
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
