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Corriehoul, St Machar's Chapel and Well

Chapel (medieval), Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Corriehoul, St Machar's Chapel and Well as Chapel (medieval), Holy Well (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 Machar's Chapel and Well at Corriehoul is associated with St Machar, a 6th-century Irish saint and bishop who is traditionally linked to the spread of Christianity in northern Scotland. The holy well was likely used for ritual purification and healing, with such sites often believed to have curative properties connected to the saint's intercession.

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