
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cove, St Columba's Chapel as Chapel (13th Century), Masons Mark (medieval). 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.
St Columba's Chapel at Cove is associated with St Columba, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who was instrumental in the Christianization of Scotland, particularly through his foundation of Iona Abbey. The chapel may have been a site of pilgrimage or local worship, reflecting the saint’s widespread veneration in the region.
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Places near here
St Columbas CaveCave · 58 yd
Chapel BayBurial Ground (medieval)(possible) · 82 yd
Ellary FarmCarved Stone(s) (period Unassigned) · 1429 yd
EllaryFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1523 yd
Ellary, Ellary HouseHouse (19th Century) · 1687 yd
Cruach nam FiadhMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Loch CaolisportBay · 1.8 mi
Sunbeam: Loch SweenSmack (20th Century) · 2.9 mi
An GobhlachMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Sgeir Bun an LochaIslet · 3.5 mi
Island of DannaIsland · 3.5 mi
Loch na CilleBay · 4.2 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0