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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Places near here
Sanda Island, St Ninian's ChapelBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval) · 19 yd
SandaGrave(s) (second World War)(possible) · 176 yd
Sanda Island, LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 975 yd
Sheep IslandIsland · 1234 yd
Paterson's RockIslet · 1.5 mi
KilmanshenachanChurch (medieval)(possible) · 2.2 mi
Dunaverty Memorial Burial EnclosureArchaeological place · 3.4 mi
'St. Columba's Footprints'Heritage attraction · 3.9 mi
Keil CaveCave (period Unassigned), Occupation Site (late Iron Age) - (medieval), Bead(s) (early Medieval), Comb (roman), Penannular Brooch (early Medieval), Pin(s) (early Medieval), Slag (early Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (roman) · 4.0 mi
Keil CavesHeritage attraction · 4.0 mi
Southend War MemorialMemorial · 4.3 mi
Carskey BayBeach / strand · 4.3 mi