Angus HER - NO44SE0002 - INVERARITY CHURCH

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Primary ReferenceNO44SE0002
NameINVERARITY CHURCH
NRHE Card No.NO44SE2
NRHE Numlink 33617
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a church. Inverarity Church, which was dedicated by Bishop David in 1243, was formerly situated near Fotheringham House, according to traditions recorded by the NSA and the antiquarian Jervise. The church was moved to its present site in 1754. By 1859, the OS name book records that all traces of the church had disappeared, its site and that of the graveyard being planted with trees and shrubs. No traces were visible when visited by the OS in 1967. Human remains were uncovered by badger activity in August 2018, on the southern side of an artificial flat-topped mound. The the area of the find was subsequently investigated by AOC and a scatter of human remains uncovered. A total of 130 human skeletal fragments representing a minimum of six individuals (four adults and two children). Two pieces of bone were radiocarbon dated, the results indicated that the individuals date to the late-medieval to post-medieval period.
Last Update18/07/2022
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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2018 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
91967  RDOS  
82018 Excavation  AOC   

Artefact and Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CHURCHYARDS SITE OFB100
GRAVEYARDS SITE OFC100
BURIALSHUMAN D100
BONESHUMAN E100
CHURCHES SITE OFA100