Monument record 857 - TEAMPULL CHRIOSD, BALESHARE, NORTH UIST

NF76SE 3 7835 6133.

(NF 7835 6133) Teampull Chriosd (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

The remains of Teampull Chriosd consist of a small portion of its west gable, while the foundations of its south wall are also traceable, especially towards the east. The interior is approximately 42ft long by 12 to 13ft wide. The adjoining graveyard, once walled, is now entirely open.
The chapel is thought to be one of several founded by Amie MacRuari, c. 1390. (E Beveridge 1911; F W L Thomas and T S Muir 1873; OPS 1854) 'There is an earth mound on the site of this chapel, in size and shape as shown by pecked outline on 6" sheet. It varies in hieght between 5ft and 8ft. The whole is covered in grave headstones'.(Visited by OS (D S) 22 July 1956)
E Beveridge 1911; F W L Thomas and T S Muir 1973; Orig Paroch Scot 1854; Visited by OS (D S) 22 July 1956.

The remains of the west gable, c.1.5m long by 1.7m high by 0.9m wide, are all that are left of this chapel.
Both the chapel and the graveyard, which contains both ancient and modern gravestones, are now surrounded by a concrete wall.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J T T) 31 May 1965.

OPS, 1854, Origines Parochiales Scotiae, 373 (Bibliographic reference). SWE9142.

F W L and T S Thomas and Muir, 1873, Archaeol Scot, 235 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7759.

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 290 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.