What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 113 Whitehouse Loan, St Margaret's Convent, Chapel as Chapel (19th Century). 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 Margaret of Scotland is venerated in association with the site, reflecting her widespread cult in Scotland and her patronage of Edinburgh. The chapel may have been linked to local traditions of pilgrimage or prayer for protection and healing, though specific folklore connected to this location is not well documented.
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