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Mausoleum, Freswick Castle

A Category C Listed Building in Canisbay, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5877 / 58°35'15"N

Longitude: -3.0726 / 3°4'21"W

OS Eastings: 337738

OS Northings: 967128

OS Grid: ND377671

Mapcode National: GBR L6S1.15W

Mapcode Global: WH6CW.SD1Z

Plus Code: 9CCRHWQG+3W

Entry Name: Mausoleum, Freswick Castle

Listing Name: Freswick House, "Mausoleum" St Madden's Chapel

Listing Date: 15 August 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 332546

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1803

Building Class: Cultural

Location: Canisbay

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Parish: Canisbay

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Probably late 18th century on earlier chapel site, roofless
rectangular rubble building with entrance in centre, east
elevation. 2 large moulded ashlar occuli in south elevation.
Interior; largely overgrown, but fireplace in centre of west
wall with moulded (re-used?) jambs.

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