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Duns, St Magdalene's Chapel

Chapel (medieval), Hospital (13th Century)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Duns, St Magdalene's Chapel as Chapel (medieval), Hospital (13th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Magdalene's Chapel in Duns is associated with the medieval tradition of holy wells and healing sites linked to Saint Magdalene, a figure venerated in Christian tradition for her piety and penitence. While specific local cures or folklore connected to this site are not well documented, such chapels often served as focal points for pilgrimages and were linked to water-based rituals for physical or spiritual healing.

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