Hilton of Cadboll Chapel
| Hilton of Cadboll Chapel | |
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Cromartyshire | |
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 Hilton of Cadboll Chapel site | |
| Type: | Chapel site |
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| Grid reference: | NH87317687 |
| Location: | 57°46’2"N, 3°53’45"W |
| History | |
| Chapel site | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Wall footings only remain |
| Owned by: | Historic Scotland |
| Website: | Hilton of Cadboll Chapel |
Hilton of Cadboll Chapel was a mediæval chapel which stood by the hamlet from which it is now named, Hilton of Cadboll in Cromartyshire, on the coast of the peninsula between the Cromarty and Dornoch Firths. In its day, the chapel was known as 'Our Lady's Chapel', from its dedication to Mary.
Today only the turfed footings remain of the chapel. The site is best known for its fine Pictish cross-slab which long stood here. The stone depicts an extraordinary hunting scene, which is unusual in its depiction of a woman in the central position. The cross-slab was erected in about the year 800. It fell and was re-erected soon afterwards. The stone then stood until 1676, when it was cut off its base at ground level and reworked as an intended grave marker.
Later rescued, the Hilton of Cadboll Stone can today be seen in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. A replica now stands at its former site at Hilton of Cadboll.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hilton of Cadboll Stone) |
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hilton of Cadboll) |
- Hilton of Cadboll Chapel – Historic Environment Scotland
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Hilton of Cadboll Chapel