St Mary’s Chapel

St Mary’s Chapel is a church in Highland Council, Scotland. St Mary’s Chapel is situated nearby to the archaeological site Crosskirk Broch, as well as near Tulloch of Lybster, Broch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crosskirk Broch and Brims Castle.

Crosskirk Broch

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration it was destroyed in 1972 since the site had become unsafe due to sea erosion.

Brims Castle

Ruins

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brims Castle is a ruined 16th century L-plan tower house on Brims Ness, Highland region, Scotland, to the south of the Pentland Firth, about 5 miles north west of Thurso. Brims Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of St Mary’s Chapel.

East Mill, Forss

Watermill

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Mill, Forss is a watermill, which is situated 1¼ miles southeast of St Mary’s Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forss and Achvarasdal.

Forss

Hamlet

Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath.

Achvarasdal

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail. Achvarasdal is situated 4 miles southwest of St Mary’s Chapel.

Scrabster

Village

Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.

Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles from Wick, 112 miles from Inverness and 271.7 miles from Edinburgh. Scrabster is situated 4½ miles east of St Mary’s Chapel.

St Mary’s Chapel

Type: Church
Categories: building, ruins, historic site, and religion
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.60775° or 58° 36′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.67985° or 3° 40′ 48″ west

Open location code

9CCRJ85C+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 406360401

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tulloch of Lybster, Broch and Green Tullochs,broch & cairn 640m NNW of Borrowston Mains.

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