What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Irvine, St Mary's Chapel as Chapel (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Mary's Chapel in Irvine is traditionally associated with the veneration of the Virgin Mary and may have been a site of pilgrimage and local devotion. Holy wells or associated rituals near such chapels often relate to healing cures, particularly for women's health and childbirth, reflecting broader Marian traditions in Scottish folklore.
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