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Iv. Further Notes on the Antiquities of Skye, Chiefly in Districte Th Slea F 2 20 PROCEEDING SE SOCIETY OTH F , FEBRUAR . 191212 Y . IV. FURTHER NOTES ON THE ANTIQUITIES OF SKYE, CHIEFLY IN DISTRICTE TH SLEA F . MACLEODSTRATHO T SD . F T AN Y B . , F.S.A. SCOT. These further notes upon Antiquitie Skyn i s e for ma continuatio n of a paper read by me to this Society on the 9th of May 1910. The districts dealt with in my first paper were Skeabost, Dunvegan, Trumpan d Glendalean , , popularly knowe MacLeoth s na d country. In these notes I propose to deal mainly with the districts of Sleat and Strath, in the south-east of the island (the Macdonald and MacKinnon country) mattere referree Th b . o st foro dt ma ver y small portion oa largf e numbe f interestino r g remains well worth closea f d yo an r more systematic survey. I take first the district of Strath, or Strathswordale, or Strath Mhic lonmhuinn (MacKinnon's Strath), in the neighbourhood of the Coolin Hills. About four miles to the south-west of Broadford, on the north roae sidth df eo leadin Sligichano gt ruine th Kilchrisf e o s ar , t Church (fig. 1). According to the Origines Parochiales, King James IV. in 1505 presente r KenzetSi d h Adamsoun chaplai rectore th d o t nyan vicarage of Kilchrist. In 1508 the same king presented John Ronald - sou ne rector clerth e o parist kyth f "ho churc f Strato h h called Christskir e Isl f Skye,th eo n i k " e deceas vacanr Johth Si y f nb to e Johnesoun. In 1561 the parsonage of Kilchrist belonged to the Abbot of lona, the Bishop of the Isles having one-third. In 1662 the church of Strat s assignee " hwa th prope f Kiny o b d e rg on Charle s a . II s kirks " of the Archdeacon of the Isles, then appointed by that king. Scots Fasti give a shors t accoun f eaco tf nino h e ministero wh s officiate thin di s building between 162 1840d 7an , churcwhew ne nha was buil t Broadforda t . Kilchrist Church is 58 feet 8 inches long (excluding the small FURTHER NOTES ON THE ANTIQUITIES OF SKYE. 203 building formin n annexe a eastergth t a en e end)heighTh f . o t e walth l wit e doorwa hth e centr fee8 th 1 inches8 t s n e i i ey Th . breadth of the building, measured from the inside face of each wall, fee2 i 2 sinches5 t buildinge Th roofless. w no , , facese southth n I . o' " sout windowo h centratw a wal e d ar lan s l doorway e latteth , r being 5 feet 8 inches high, 3 feet 6 inches broad, and 2 feet 4 inches deep. Ther three ear e sockets whicf o o htw , were evidently use supporo dt t Fig . Kilchris1 . t Church, Strath, Skye. the door, and one for the reception of a bolt or other fastening. The windows are 4 feet 8 inches high, 2 feet 9 inches broad, and 2 feet 3 inche inside s deepth n eeasI e fac.th tf egablo e ther recessa e s ei Th . west littlgable th churc e f eeth o buildinf o commo s hease i d th ten t ga n o bott h buildings. This annex fee9 1 inche6 ts i e sfee7 lond t gan 6 inches high. It.is entered by a separate doorway of more modern design tha ne principa thath f o t l building s alsi od rooflessan , e Th . rang f smalo e l ornamental pillars formin a parapeg t e pointth o t s roof having bee ne groun flatTh . d thus enclose e burial-placth s i d e of the MacKinnons, one stone bearing the date 1740. 204 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, FEBRUARY 12, 1912. e adjacenth n I t burial-ground ther s onli e ston on yf specia o e l interest (fig carvine . 2)Th . t car vergs i hazarno o et y o roughd I dd an , an opinion upon the design. Abou ease milta Kilchrisf th o t o et t Church ther groua s ei standf po - ing stones on the top of a mound known as Dun Sithan. About two miles to the west of Kilchrist Church is the district of Kilbride. According to the Origines Parochiales there were at its date remain n anciena f o s t chape t Kilbridea l e ,paris th use s ha d church for some time before the new church was built at Broad ford. Whe I nvisite e localitdth y last spring there wer traco n e f suco e h remains venturI . thino et k that Kilchris buildina t t Churchno d g an , at Kilbride, was formerly the parish church. It is not improbable that in Pre-Reformation days there was a chapel in close proximity to the standing-stone at Kilbride, " Clach-na-h-annait " (fig. 3), and the well " Tobar-na-h-annait" . (fig"4) Clach-na-h-annait. s i " abou fee7 t inche6 t s fousha r hig d aspectshan , N.E., S.W., N.W., and S.E.foo1 inche2 s ti , se par th wid tt a efacin g S.W. foo1 , t 4 inches wide at the part facing N.W., and 1 foot 7 inches wide at the part facing S.E . Mackinnon D D. rA , with whom I converse e th n do occasion of my visit, informed me that this stone fell down during the time his father occupied the estate upon which it is situated, and that underneath were found a bell and holy water stoup, both of which, he thought, were handed a Londoove o t r r Edinburgo n h Museum. Martin, always interestin t alwayno t sgbu accurate, state s: " There is an erected stone in Kilbride, which is 10 feet high and 1| broad." The well (fig. 4) is within a stone's throw of the Kilbride stone, and is doubtless " Tobar-na-h-annait. covered buils an y n wa i tb d t I " the mill-stone by Dr Mackinnon's grandfather. The use of the word " annait" in association with the stone and well. provides fairly conclusive evidence e immediatthath t n i bot e har e vicinit f whayo t at one time was ecclesiastical property. At Borreraig, on the shores of Loch Eishart, the south boundary of 206 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, FEBRUARY 12, 1912. Strath, I came across the standing stone of which fig. 5 is a photograph. A second ston uprootey ela yards distanca erece w t fe da Th a t. f eo stone is situated on a slight elevation around the base of which lie several boulder stones dimensione Th . thesf so e stonefollows a e sar : s Standing stone, heigh fee3 t inche9 tfee2 inche4 y t b s s; recum - bent stone fee4 , inche 4 tfoo1 inches0 1 y t b s . Ther s anothei e r group of these stones (fig. 6) a short distance away. In the immediate vicinity, close to the seashore, there are extensive ruins, probably of chapela , which, accordin e Originesth o gt Parochiales, dedicates wa d to St Congan. There are many desolate spots in Skye, but none more desolate than Borreraig, nor more difficult of access. To obtain photographe th standine th f so g stone t thisa s manplacd ha eyI miles to walk over hill and moor, during which time I neither saw nor heard any evidence of human habitation. Regarding the district of Sleat, the Origines Parochiales states that e Reformatioth t a parsonage nth f Sleao e t belonge e Abboth o f dt o t lona e Bishoe Isleth ,th f s o pbein g entitle o one-thirddt n 157I . 6 James M'Donill Growemech of Castell Cammes paid yearly to the Bishop of the Isles at Ycolmkill, between Petersmess and Beltane, e parsonagmark8 th 1 r fo s f Kilmoio e marke 6 1 th Slai n i r d sfo an t bishop's third of the same. In 1662, on the appointment of an arch- deacon for the Isles by King Charles II., the kirk of Slait, which appears to have been at the time united to Strath, was assigned to him as one of his " proper kirks." This account states that " The church, dedicated perhap Virgie th o st n Mary, stoo t Kilmorda e nea middle rth e same th parishe t eoa th plac f d churca an ,s e i h seventeent e builth n ti h century, and still used as the parish church." The length of this seventeenth-century building is 55 feet 8 inches, and the internal width 20 feet 1 inch. The gables face east and west. The walls are abou fee1 1 t t doorwae highTh . s situateyi e south-westh t da d en t soute same th th n hi en i wall wald an l, ther three ear e windows. There is alswindoe ease oon th t wn i gable . 8 20 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , FEBRUAR , 191212 Y . One, at least, of the recumbent slabs in the churchyard is of a much earlier date than the present building. The carvings on this slab generally resemble those describe formey m n di r paper—a two-handed sword, with oblong panels abov belod ean e quillons wth surface Th .
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