What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barra, Bruach Bearnasdale, St Brendan's Chapel as Chapel (medieval). 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 Brendan's Chapel on Barra is traditionally associated with St Brendan the Navigator, a 6th-century Irish monk and saint linked to numerous legends of sea voyages and holy wells. The chapel and surrounding area may have been sites of pilgrimage and healing rituals, reflecting the broader Celtic Christian tradition of saints' associations with sacred landscapes.
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Places near here
Borve PointEnclosure (iron Age) · 115 yd
Storm beach, Gob BhuirghBeach · 318 yd
Beach headBeach · 379 yd
Barra, SligeanachChambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible) · 606 yd
Home from school at BorveHeritage place · 744 yd
The School at Baile na CreigeHeritage place · 964 yd
Bàgh HalamanBay · 1090 yd
Barra, BorveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1529 yd
Àird na GreagaigHeadland · 1627 yd
Sgeir LiathIslet · 1.0 mi
Beinn na MòineMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Ruined Tower in Loch TangasdailCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi