2022

HY4711 : Chapel footings, Bay of Meil, Orkney

taken 2 years ago, near to Berstane, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Chapel footings, Bay of Meil, Orkney
Chapel footings, Bay of Meil, Orkney
In 'The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Scotland from the Earliest Christian Times to the Seventeenth Century' (D MacGibbon and T Ross, 1896) the chapel is described as 'situated within a few yards of the shore, and not many feet above water level. It is only a heap of ruins, but the measures are just ascertainable. It is a parallelogram, measuring 37 feet east and west by 15 feet 4 inches north and south inside. The north and south walls are 2 feet 6 inches thick, and east and west ends 3 feet 3 inches, and are of the red sandstone of the locality. There was a door in the south wall.'

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Geographical Context: Coastal Grassland Religious sites Derelict, Disused Ruin: Chapel Primary Subject: Ruin other tags: Bay Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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HY4711, 2 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Claire Pegrum   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 24 May, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 47959 11703 [1m precision]
WGS84: 58:59.3564N 2:54.4354W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 47959 11703
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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