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Dunstaffnage, St Maelrubha's Chapel

Chapel (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunstaffnage, St Maelrubha's Chapel as Chapel (medieval)(possible). 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 Maelrubha, an Irish monk and missionary, is traditionally associated with the founding of a monastery at Applecross in the 7th century, and his name is linked to several holy sites in the Scottish Highlands, including the chapel at Dunstaffnage. Local tradition holds that St Maelrubha performed miracles and established places of worship and pilgrimage, though specific folklore or recorded cures connected to this particular chapel are not well documented.

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