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St Columba's Chapel

Chapel (medieval), Cross (early Medieval), Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Columba's Chapel as Chapel (medieval), Cross (early Medieval), Holy Well (medieval). 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 Columba's Chapel is associated with St Columba, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who was instrumental in the Christianization of Scotland. The site is linked to local traditions of healing and pilgrimage, with the holy well likely used for ritual washing or as a source of holy water.

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