What is recorded here

Aberdeen, Castlehill, St Ninian's Chapel is a 13th Century chapel on Castlehill. Its name suggests it belonged to Ninian, yet no human story is recorded beside that claim. The chamber may have held prayer, fear or ordinary breath, but the facts stop at the name and age.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, Castlehill, St Ninian's Chapel as Chapel (13th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

St Ninian's Chapel on Castlehill in Aberdeen was built in the 13th century, likely associated with the early medieval development of the area under the influence of the Bishop of Aberdeen. It is remembered as one of the oldest surviving structures in the city and as part of the religious and defensive heritage of medieval Aberdeen.

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