Fortrose Cathederal, Denomination Church of Scotland, Easter Ross, Scotland. XPL 3530-343
The Cathedral was constructed primarily of red sandstone. Two sections, the chapter house and the nave's south aisle, still stand on location. The outline of the remainder of the cathedral complex was revealed by excavations in 1873. The cathedral building appears to have begun, probably in the early-to-mid-13th-century, as an "extended rectangle" with a tower in the north-west, and a chapter house and sacristy north of the choir. The south-eastern chapel, aisle and porch were commissioned by Euphemia I, Countess of Ross in the late 14th-century, but likely replaced earlier building. These portions of the cathedral resemble work at Elgin Cathedral from the same period, something that can be attributed to the fact that its bishop Alexander de Kylwos had earlier been Dean of Moray. The south aisle, which contains two distinct chapels, has several burials. The eastern chapel is thought to contain burials of Countess Euphemia and Bishop Robert Cairncross. The tomb in the western chapel is, reputedly, Bishop John Fraser. Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, was buried in the cathedral, but the location is not known. On the ceiling of the western chapel there are two heraldic bosses, representing Earl Alexander and Bishop John Bulloch. After the Scottish Reformation it continued to be used as a church for the town. It began to fall apart in the later 16th- and early 17th-century, though the sacristy and chapter house were still used for local gatherings of officials in the 18th century. Like other Scottish ex-cathedrals, its grounds remained in use as a graveyard. The government took over responsibility for its care in 1851
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Location: Fortrose Cathederal, Easter Ross. Highland Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
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