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Ballachly Chapel is a medieval religious site located in Caithness, Scotland, comprising a chapel structure and associated graveyard situated approximately ninety metres to the south-west of Ballachly. The site represents a small parochial chapel of medieval date, likely serving the local community during the medieval period. Such chapels were common features of the Highland landscape, functioning as centres of worship for dispersed rural populations. The physical remains indicate a modest stone-built structure typical of the period, with the adjacent graveyard preserving evidence of sustained use as a burial ground for the surrounding settlement.
Ballachly,chapel and graveyard 90m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2704. View the official record →
Ballachly Chapel is a medieval religious site located in Caithness, Scotland, comprising a chapel structure and associated graveyard situated approximately ninety metres to the south-west of Ballachly. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2704.
Ballachly,chapel and graveyard 90m SW of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ballachly,chapel and graveyard 90m SW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2704.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berriedale Water, cairn 250m NNW of Millery (6.8 km), Dun Burn, cairn 200m NE of An Dun Broch (7.4 km), An Dun, broch, Berriedale (7.6 km).
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