Ratho, St Mary’s R.c. Chapel

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ratho, St Mary’s R.c. Chapel as Church (19th 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.

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Chapel in Ratho is associated with local traditions of pilgrimage and prayer, particularly linked to the veneration of St Mary as a protector and healer. While no specific miraculous cure is widely documented, such chapels in Scotland often became focal points for folk religious practices, including the use of holy wells or sacred sites nearby for blessings and healing rituals.