Edinburgh, St John the Baptist's Hospital

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, St John the Baptist's Hospital as Chapel (medieval), Hospital (medieval). 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 John the Baptist's Hospital in Edinburgh was a medieval institution associated with religious care and charity, linked to the veneration of St John the Baptist, a patron saint often invoked for protection and healing. While specific cures or rituals at the site are not well documented, hospitals of this type commonly provided alms, shelter, and spiritual support to the poor and sick.