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Old St Fergus Church And Graveyard, High Street, Wick

A Category B Listed Building in Wick, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.4439 / 58°26'37"N

Longitude: -3.0948 / 3°5'41"W

OS Eastings: 336188

OS Northings: 951137

OS Grid: ND361511

Mapcode National: GBR L6QD.WHR

Mapcode Global: WH6DN.F1J6

Plus Code: 9CCRCWV4+G3

Entry Name: Old St Fergus Church And Graveyard, High Street, Wick

Listing Name: High Street, Graveyard with Remains of Old St Fergus Church and Enclosing Walls

Listing Date: 15 August 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388827

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42312

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Wick, High Street, Old St Fergus Church Ruin

ID on this website: 200388827

Location: Wick

County: Highland

Town: Wick

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Rubble walls approximately 7? high with dressed stone cope. Sinclair aisle; remains of old St Fergus Church (circa 1680) with modern crenellation, the burial ground of the Sinclair of Ulster. Recumbent effigy; memorial slabs.

Statement of Interest

Corner site with St Fergus Lane. Interesting graves 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

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