Dundonald
Chapel (Medieval)
Site Name Dundonald
Classification Chapel (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) St Ninian's Chapel
Canmore ID 41980
Site Number NS33SE 29
NGR NS 363 345
NGR Description NS c. 363 345
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41980
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Dundonald (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33SE 29 c. 363 345
(cf. NS33SE 15)
The Chapel of St Ninian, mentioned in 1511, was situated near Dundonald Castle (NS33SE 2 at NS 3636 3451). It was termed the Chapel Royal of Dundonald.
H Scott 1950
No reliable trace has been found of this chapel. According to references in various sources, it was situated "in or near the castle". McJannet (1938) states "no doubt the chapel was in the royal residence". Certain architectural features suggest that mass was celebrated in the room above the banqueting hall, at the NW corner of the castle. If it stood outside the building, it may have stood on the SW slope, where there is a mound, which Gillespie suggests may cover the remains of the chapel. The earliest recorded chaplain occurs about 1458, the latest, 1571.
J H Gillespie 1939
No further information; no significant features are visible on the SW slopes of Castle Hill.
Visited by OS (JRL) 14 May 1982
Note (1985)
Dundonald, Chapel NS c. 363 345 NS33SE 29
The royal chapel of Dundonald, dedicated to St Ninian, is said to have stood in the vicinity of, or within, Dundonald Castle (NS33SE 2).
RCAHMS 1985.
(Paterson 1863-6, i, 423; Chalmers 1887-1902, vi, 510; Dillon 1954, 68, 80; Scott 1915-61, viii, 217; Gillespie 1939, 56-9 and appendix 2).
