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Kildrummy, St Machar's Chapel and Well

Chapel (medieval)(possible), Holy Well (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kildrummy, St Machar's Chapel and Well as Chapel (medieval)(possible), Holy Well (medieval)(possible). 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 Machar's Chapel and Well at Kildrummy is associated with St Machar, a 6th-century Pictish saint and bishop, traditionally credited with converting the Picts to Christianity. The holy well was likely used for ritual purification or healing, with such sites often believed to have curative properties linked to saintly intercession.

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