Dunstaffnage Chapel

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Exterior view
inside view
Twin lancet windows

The Dunstaffnage Chapel is a ruined church in the Scottish village of Dunbeg . It is located on a headland at the entrance to Loch Etive a few hundred meters from Dunstaffnage Castle . The structure is classified as a Scheduled Monument .

history

The exact time when the church was built is not known. Historic Scotland expects completion around 1250, while the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland estimates the construction to be in the second quarter of the 13th century. On December 20, 1463, the wedding of John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne was held there. In 1740 the Campbells of Dunstaffnage added an annex. The chapel itself was already described as a ruin at that time.

description

Dunstaffnage Chapel, built of quarry stone, is located on a small, rocky hill. Architecturally, it shows characteristics of the Gothic style . These include, for example, the lancet twin windows. It consists of a single room measuring 20.3 m × 6.3 m with no basement. The masonry is about 90 cm thick. There were once door openings in the north and south walls, but neither of them have survived today. The chancel was entered through a door on the south side.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Entry in the Scottish List of Monuments ( Memento of October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ a b c Entry on Dunstaffnage Chapel  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

Web links

Commons : Dunstaffnage Chapel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 27 '16.9 "  N , 5 ° 26' 15.5"  W.