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Sanda Island, St Ninian's Chapel

Cross (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanda Island, St Ninian's Chapel as Cross (early Medieval). 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 Ninian's Chapel on Sanda Island is associated with St Ninian, an early Christian saint linked to the spread of Christianity in southern Scotland and northern England during the 4th or 5th century. The site reflects the medieval tradition of establishing chapels and holy places on remote islands, often connected to pilgrimage and local devotional practices.

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