St Mary's Well

Heritage Site in Caithness

Scotland

St Mary's Well

Crosskirk, Caithness, disused Chapel — Crosskirk, Caithness, disused Chapel Credit: Bill Henderson

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Crosskirk, Caithness, disused Chapel

Crosskirk, Caithness, disused Chapel

St Mary's - ruined chapel Crosskirk

St Mary's - ruined chapel Crosskirk

Sea cliff Typical weathering of an &#039;Old Red Sandstone&#039; sea cliff taken at low tide, showing the strata of the sandstone beds.

Sea cliff

Typical weathering of an 'Old Red Sandstone' sea cliff taken at low tide, showing the strata of the sandstone beds.

Forss: postbox № KW14 28 A small postbox serving the few premises at Bridge of Forss, emptied at 2:30 on weekday afternoons and 11:30 on Saturday mornings.

Forss: postbox № KW14 28

A small postbox serving the few premises at Bridge of Forss, emptied at 2:30 on weekday afternoons and 11:30 on Saturday mornings.

Tunnel of Trees

Tunnel of Trees

Track to St Mary's Chapel

Track to St Mary's Chapel

St Mary's Chapel and graveyard The wind turbines are near the Forss Business and Technology Park, which lies in the square to the south.

&quot;St Mary’s Chapel was probably built in the 1100s, though the religious significance of the site may date back further.&quot; [Historic Environment Scotland]

St Mary's Chapel and graveyard

The wind turbines are near the Forss Business and Technology Park, which lies in the square to the south. "St Mary’s Chapel was probably built in the 1100s, though the religious significance of the site may date back further." [Historic Environment Scotland]

Shore near St Mary's Chapel

Shore near St Mary's Chapel

Shore near St Mary's Chapel

Shore near St Mary's Chapel

Sheep near St Mary's Chapel The foreground sheep are in this grid square. The rest of the scene lies in the square to the south.

Sheep near St Mary's Chapel

The foreground sheep are in this grid square. The rest of the scene lies in the square to the south.

Sea Stack at Crosskirk A sea stack of sedimentary rock near Crosskirk Bay.

Sea Stack at Crosskirk

A sea stack of sedimentary rock near Crosskirk Bay.

Boundary wall Mains of Brims Farm

Boundary wall Mains of Brims Farm

Cairn beside St Mary's chapel, Crosskirk Looking due north to a very calm Atlantic Ocean.

Cairn beside St Mary's chapel, Crosskirk

Looking due north to a very calm Atlantic Ocean.

Headland at Crosskirk Looking just east of north, from near the ruined chapel, to a very calm Atlantic Ocean.

Headland at Crosskirk

Looking just east of north, from near the ruined chapel, to a very calm Atlantic Ocean.

St Mary's chapel, Crosskirk This ruined chapel used to be accessible from the south. But now it can be reached only by a more awkward route from the east.

St Mary's chapel, Crosskirk

This ruined chapel used to be accessible from the south. But now it can be reached only by a more awkward route from the east.

Coastline below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness Accessing this grid square was easier than I was expecting due to a flagstone &quot;staircase&quot; in the cliff. See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6596119">ND0169 : Coastline below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness</a>.

Coastline below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness

Accessing this grid square was easier than I was expecting due to a flagstone "staircase" in the cliff. See ND0169 : Coastline below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness.

Cairn, Crosskirk, Caithness The cairn marks the site of a broch, some walling of which can be seen below it. The broch was excavated by archaeologists between 1966 and 1972. Most of it was then bulldozed over the cliff edge, apparently to prevent coastal erosion. Hopefully an alternative solution would have been found nowadays. Several hundred photos of the excavation are available via <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/8019/crosskirk" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/8019/crosskirk">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.

Cairn, Crosskirk, Caithness

The cairn marks the site of a broch, some walling of which can be seen below it. The broch was excavated by archaeologists between 1966 and 1972. Most of it was then bulldozed over the cliff edge, apparently to prevent coastal erosion. Hopefully an alternative solution would have been found nowadays. Several hundred photos of the excavation are available via Link

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Ripple marked rock below below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness The ripples are fossilised sediment which was formed into ridges by the action of water or wind.

Ripple marked rock below below Forss Business and Energy Park, Caithness

The ripples are fossilised sediment which was formed into ridges by the action of water or wind.

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St Mary's Well is located at Grid Ref: ND0269 (Lat: 58.603, Lng: -3.678)

Unitary Authority: Highlands

Police Authority: Highland and Islands

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///spreading.lawful.scraper. Near Reay, Highland

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Located within 500m of 58.603,-3.678

Source: Bing

Lat/Long: 58.6066467/-3.6730994

Hill of Lybster

Ele: 52

Man Made: survey_point

Note Ele: 169 ft

Place: locality

Source: OS7

Source Ele: OS7

Source Name: OS7

Lat/Long: 58.6011946/-3.6835169

St Mary's Well

Man Made: water_well

Source: OS7

Source Name: OS7

Lat/Long: 58.6050401/-3.680942

Source: Bing

Lat/Long: 58.6056854/-3.672274

Source: Bing

Lat/Long: 58.6054761/-3.6714453

Source: Bing

Lat/Long: 58.6044947/-3.6714361

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Lat/Long: 58.6038575/-3.6716576

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Lat/Long: 58.6028226/-3.6709978

Generator Method: wind_turbine

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: wind

Generator Type: horizontal_axis

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 58.603848/-3.6842486

Generator Method: wind_turbine

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: wind

Generator Type: horizontal_axis

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 58.6017442/-3.6859454

Man Made: mast

Lat/Long: 58.6012306/-3.6836876

Power: pole

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Power: pole

Lat/Long: 58.604222/-3.6794538

Ford: yes

Lat/Long: 58.6057129/-3.6727906

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