
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Applecross, Chapel as Chapel (15th Century), Cross (early Medieval)(possible), Font (medieval)(possible), Pot (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to Saint Fillan, the chapel at Applecross is associated with early Christian worship in the Scottish Highlands, and local tradition holds that holy wells and sacred sites in the area were used for healing rituals and baptism. The presence of a medieval font suggests a long-standing Christian practice connected to the site.
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Places near here
Applecross, Parish ChurchChurch (early 19th Century) - (20th Century) (1817) · 66 yd
Applecross, Parish Church, ChurchyardChurchyard (medieval), Cross Slab(s) (early Medieval) · 93 yd
Applecross Heritage CentreMuseum · 142 yd
Applecross HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 573 yd
Applecross House, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 710 yd
Rubha Na GuailneCave (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Beinn a' ChlachainMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Poll CrèadhaBay · 3.0 mi
Eilean nan NaomhIslet · 3.0 mi
Ard-dhubhCave (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
Poll DomhainBay · 3.8 mi
Bealach na BàViewpoint · 4.2 miOther information
Photo: Alpin Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0