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Chapel of Dunn is a medieval chapel located 300 metres south-west of Oldhall House in Caithness, Scotland. The building stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone bedrock of Middle Devonian age, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that has weathered to form the local landscape. This ancient foundation has supported human settlement and religious structures throughout the historical period.
The chapel represents the medieval religious infrastructure that served the scattered communities of northern Scotland. Like other chapels of its type and period, it would have functioned as a place of worship for the local population, a role that declined following the Scottish Reformation. The structure's survival to the present day reflects both its solid construction and its location away from centres of extensive urban development.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM5732, ensuring the preservation of this significant record of medieval ecclesiastical activity in Caithness. The chapel's relationship to nearby Oldhall House indicates a longstanding pattern of settlement and religious provision in this locality, where both domestic and sacred structures formed part of the rural community infrastructure.
Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5732. View the official record →
Chapel of Dunn is a medieval chapel located 300 metres south-west of Oldhall House in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5732.
Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel, 300m sw of oldhall house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House 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 SM5732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallow Hillock, cairn on Backlass Hill (1.9 km), Spittal Farm, broch 180m E of (3.1 km), Knockglass,broch E of (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.