What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, West Port, St Mary's Chapel as Chapel (16th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Mary's Chapel in Edinburgh's West Port is associated with St Mary of Egypt, a repentant prostitute and Christian mystic, and was historically a site of pilgrimage and prayer. The chapel's location near the old town's western boundary may reflect its role in protecting the city and its inhabitants from plague and misfortune.
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Places near here
Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh College of ArtCollege (20th Century) · 34 yd
Edinburgh, West Port, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 63 yd
Castle in the distanceCastle, fort or tower · 70 yd
Edinburgh, PortsburghBurgh (medieval) · 109 yd
Museum of FireHeritage place · 109 yd
West Port GardenVisitor information · 125 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Edinburgh, King's Stables Road, King's StablesAbattoir (19th Century), Stable(s) (19th Century) · 137 yd
Edinburgh, Johnston TerraceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 244 yd
Castle Wynd Telephone boxesCastle, fort or tower · 244 yd
The Great HallHeritage attraction · 245 yd
Castle RockMountain / peak · 265 yd
Johnston Terrace GardenNature reserve · 312 yd