What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkstead, St Mary's Chapel as Burial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Preaching Site (17th 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.
Medieval burial ground and chapel, with later use as a Covenanters meeting place in the 17th century; significant for its religious and historical associations during the Scottish Reformation.
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