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Cromarty, The Paye, Gaelic Chapel
Chapel (18th Century)
Site Name Cromarty, The Paye, Gaelic Chapel
Classification Chapel (18th Century)
Canmore ID 14460
Site Number NH76NE 37
NGR NH 78825 67308
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14460
- Council Highland
- Parish Cromarty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH76NE 37.00 78825 67308
NH76NE 37.01 NH 7885 6730 burial-ground
DATES: 1783-erected by George Ross
1957-now disused. Interior stripped.
ARCHITECT: Robert Adam-design for a new parish church-presumably a design for the Gaelic Chapel and not executed.
PLANS: Mr Hay, 82 Priestfield Road states that he has recorded this to some extent.
Symmetrical rectangular church roofless, with long north and south elevations.
Date stone inscribed ERECTED BY GEORGE ROSS ESQ ANNO DOMNI
1783. Built at sole expense of George Ross of Cromarty for the influx of Gaelic speaking people who came to English speaking Cromarty to work as a result of the Highland Clearances. (Historic Scotland)
