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Latitude: 59.1197 / 59°7'11"N
Longitude: -2.9747 / 2°58'28"W
OS Eastings: 344294
OS Northings: 1026284
OS Grid: HY442262
Mapcode National: GBR M40M.J0Z
Mapcode Global: WH7BK.81QK
Entry Name: St Mary's Chapel, Wyre
Scheduled Date: 21 March 1929
Last Amended: 3 June 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM90317
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Ecclesiastical: chapel
Location: Rousay and Egilsay
County: Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward: North Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
The monument comprises a chapel of medieval date together with its burial ground. It is in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland and is being re-scheduled to clarify the extent of the protected area.
The monument lies on the NW side of the island of Wyre, at around 20m OD. It comprises a roofless chapel of late 12th-century date, measuring about 12m WSW-ENE by about 5m transversely. The chapel was partially restored in the late 19th or early 20th century and consists of a rectangular nave separated from a square-ended chancel by a rounded arch. The W door had a rounded head. Traces of original plaster are visible in both the nave and the chancel.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and the walled burial ground surrounding it, within which related material may be expected to be found. It is quadrangular and defined by the outer face of the graveyard wall, having maximum dimensions of 35m from its northernmost point to its southernmost point and 32m from its easternmost point to its westernmost point, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of a small 12th-century chapel which contributes to our understanding of medieval ecclesiastical architecture and religious life. Its significance is enhanced by its close geographical association with Cobbie Row's Castle. The importance of the site is reflected in it being chosen as a Property in Care.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as HY 42 NW 4.
Bibliography:
Ashmore, P. (1995) The ancient monuments of Orkney. HMSO; Edinburgh.
Cross, M. (1994) Bibliography of Monuments in the Care of the Secretary of State for Scotland, 601-2, Glasgow, 1994.
RCAHMS (1946) Twelfth Report with an Inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Orkney and Shetland, vol. II, Inventory of Orkney. HMSO; Edinburgh.
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St. Mary's Chapel, Wyre
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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