Aberdeenshire HER - NO39NW0001 - CHAPEL OF ST MANIRE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNO39NW0001
NameCHAPEL OF ST MANIRE
NMRS Card No.NO39NW1
NMRS Numlink32462
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of chapel/burial ground,l the chapel of St Manire (or Chapel Mayore) who flourished in the 6th century sits on a level area scooped out on top of a natural knoll. It was surrounded by a burial ground used within living memory for unbaptised children. The standing stone was at its west end and was used as a reading desk for the chapel (said to be the remains of a stone circle). The burial ground still exists, surrounded by an enclosing wall incorporated in which (at NO 3010 9619) is a weathered standing stone, which possibly forms part of the entrance to the burial ground. There is no evidence of either a stone circle nor, within the enclosure, of a chapel or gravestones.
Last Update20/03/2025

National Grid Reference: NO 3012 9619


Easting: 0, Northing: 0

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Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CHAPELS SITE OFA100
STANDING-STONES  B100
ENCLOSURESBURIAL C100

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National Status

National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
AASGR/00/CT364-365 Ground Colour Transparency 01/01/2023

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
01873HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFFJ ROBERTSON1843 YABERDEEN641  
04720CRATHIE & BRAEMARJ STIRLTON1925   17-8, 164  
00061PLACE NAMES OF ABERDEENSHIREWM ALEXANDER1952   209  
01404THE ROYAL DEEAL McCONNACHIE1898  ABERDEEN79-80  

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Bespoke
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude260
Geology 
Topography Knoll
Aspect 1S
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Ecclesiastic
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Measurements

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Shape 2
Diameter 
Length 
Width0.7
Thickness0.3
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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD) A100    
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) B100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) C100    

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