Inverness in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

The Chapel

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018

1. The Chapel Marker

Inscription. The Chapel On the rocky knoll above you are the foundations of what may have been Urquhart's chapel. The laird and his family needed somewhere private to hear Mass and receive Holy Communion from a priest.

From Worship to Warfare
There may have been a place of worship here even before St Columba's visit to Urquhart in the 570s. The chapel's stonework probably dates from the late 1200s. Barely two centuries later it seems to have been levelled to make way for an artillery platform.

‘Fall on thy kneis, ask grace at God, and greit With orisionis and haly salmes sweit.’
The Thre Deid-Pollis Robert Henryson, late 1400s [grace at: mercy from; greit: cry; orisionis: prayers; haly salmes sweit: sweet, holy psalms; deid: dead; pollis: skulls]

( photo captions )
- Centre: An artist's impressions of Urquhart's lord and lady worshiping in their chapel in the 1300s.
- Above: A fine pendant cross from the 1400s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Forts and Castles.

Location. 57° 19.463′ N, 4° 26.496′ W. Marker is in Inverness, Scotland, in Highland. Marker can be reached from Scotland Route A82, 3.7 kilometers

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south of River Enrick (Route A831), on the left when traveling south. Located at Urquhart Castle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inverness, Scotland IV63 6XL, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The New Kitchen (a few steps from this marker); The Grant Tower (a few steps from this marker); The Great Hall (a few steps from this marker); The Private Chamber (a few steps from this marker); The Great Raid of 1545 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gatehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Kitchen (within shouting distance of this marker); Destroying the Gatehouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inverness.

Also see . . .
1. Urquhart Castle. (Submitted on December 9, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Urquhart Castle on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 9, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018

2. The Chapel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.