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Latitude: 57.6793 / 57°40'45"N
Longitude: -4.0337 / 4°2'1"W
OS Eastings: 278825
OS Northings: 867308
OS Grid: NH788673
Mapcode National: GBR J8DF.C1Y
Mapcode Global: WH4FM.07HV
Plus Code: 9C9QMXH8+PG
Entry Name: Gaelic Chapel, The Paye, Cromarty
Listing Name: The Paye, Gaelic Chapel Graveyard and Graveyard Wall
Listing Date: 25 March 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 359502
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB23706
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Cromarty, The Paye, Gaelic Chapel
ID on this website: 200359502
Location: Cromarty
County: Highland
Town: Cromarty
Electoral Ward: Black Isle
Traditional County: Cromartyshire
Tagged with: Chapel
1783. Symmetrical rectangular church roofless, with long
north and south elevations. 2 stage tower at east; low
entrance with chamfered angles projects at west. Thinly
harled red rubble, with polished ashlar dressings and
margins, belfry stage of tower in cherry pointed squared
rubble, and ashlar angle margins. Main body of church 4 bays,
south elevation 2 tall central round headed windows, 1 window
to ground and gallery in outer bays. North elevation, 3 blind
windows to ground floor, 3 gallery windows. Tower, splayed
angles to both stages round headed door on south 4 round
headed keyblocked openings in belfry, tall bellcast and
facetted slate roof. Drystone dyke surrounds graveyard, which
has late 18th, 19th and 20th century stones.
Date stone inscribed ERECTED BY GEORGE ROSS ESQ ANNO DOMNI
1783. Built at sole expense of George Ross of Cromarty for
the influx of Gaelic speaking people who came to English
speaking Cromarty to work as a result of the Highland
Clearances.
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