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Creagan a'Bheannaich is a medieval chapel and graveyard situated in Caithness, Scotland. The site represents a place of Christian worship and burial during the medieval period, reflecting the religious life of the local community. The chapel structure and associated graveyard remain as archaeological evidence of settlement and spiritual practice in this remote region of the Scottish Highlands, though detailed documentation of its construction date and architectural features requires reference to specialist archaeological records and local historical sources.
Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2660. View the official record →
Creagan a'Bheannaich is a medieval chapel and graveyard situated in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2660.
Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel & graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard 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 SM2660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tota an Dranndain, broch, Shurrery (0.3 km), Tulach Gorm,broch near N end of Loch Shurrery (0.7 km), Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (1.2 km).
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