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Cnoc Eothail, Baille na Cille is a medieval burial ground and chapel site in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises a churchyard, known as a baille na cille in Gaelic tradition, which served as both a place of worship and a repository for the dead. Such sites were common in the Scottish Highlands during the medieval period, often established around small stone or timber chapels that functioned as centres for Christian burial practice across their surrounding territories.
The site sits upon bedrock of felsic igneous composition formed during the Palaeoproterozoic era, ancient crystalline rock that has shaped the landscape for over two billion years. This underlying geology contributed to the character of the local terrain, influencing settlement patterns and land use throughout successive periods of human occupation.
Cnoc Eothail, Baille na Cille is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5363, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious and funerary practice in the Highlands. The survival of the burial ground preserves an important record of the spiritual and social organisation of a community whose lives were structured around this sacred place.
Cnoc Eothail,Baille na Cille,burial ground and site of chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5363. View the official record →
Cnoc Eothail, Baille na Cille is a medieval burial ground and chapel site in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5363.
Cnoc Eothail,Baille na Cille,burial ground and site of chapel dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a baille na cille,burial ground and site of chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cnoc Eothail,Baille na Cille,burial ground and site of chapel 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 SM5363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Borranish, dun and causeway, Uig Sands (0.7 km), Tigh a' Bheannaich,chapel,Aird Uig (4.1 km), Stac Dhomnuill Chaim, fortified promontory, Mangersta (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cnoc Eothail,Baille na Cille,burial ground and site of chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cnoc Eothail,Baille na Cille,burial ground and site of chapel stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Paleoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic-rock.