Moray HER - NJ16NE0015 - ST MARY'S CHAPEL, CROSSLETS

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Primary ReferenceNJ16NE0015
NameST MARY'S CHAPEL, CROSSLETS
NRHE Card No.NJ16NE20
NRHE Numlink 16124
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of culdee chapel, connected with St. Aethans, Burghead. According to Simson (1951) a chape dedicated to the Virgin Nary was founded before 1222 AD and stood on the farm of Unthank. A late 18th century source records that Unthank hamlet bore the name college and that foundations of the chapel had been recently taken up to repair the mill. OS site visit 1962 recorded that the farmer of Easter Unthank noted that rubble was sometimes turned up in ploughing in the field centred NJ17646720, and the farmer of Wester Unthank reported that there had been an old mill in the area centred NJ16796701.
Last Update03/01/2025
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