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Balnaboth Chapel

Chapel (17th Century) (1693)
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Balnaboth Chapel
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Why this matters

Balnaboth Chapel, located in the Highlands of Scotland, is traditionally associated with Saint Bothan, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary. The chapel and surrounding site were once linked to healing rituals and pilgrimages, with local folklore suggesting that Saint Bothan founded a monastic settlement in the area, and his name is connected to the nearby Bothy Hill and the River Bothy.

Overview

Balnaboth Chapel is recorded as Chapel (17th Century) (1693) in Scotland Angus. It is a religious place used for worship, community life or an institution connected with belief.

Foundation and growth

The official record identifies Balnaboth Chapel as Chapel (17th Century) (1693) and ties that description to this exact place. It does not supply a complete secure date beyond the period in the saved type.

People and events

The safest reading of the exact type is a religious place used for worship, community life or an institution connected with belief. The record does not name every person who built, used or changed it, so those names are not invented.

Damage, loss and survival

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

Why it mattered

Balnaboth Chapel matters because the national record fixes a chapel (17th century) (1693) at this exact place. That gives the local landscape evidence of worship, learning, care, housing, public life or work without claiming an unsupported event or owner.

History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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