What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scarmclate as Chapel (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Scarmclate is associated with a local tradition of healing and pilgrimage, though specific details about a saint or cure are not clearly recorded. The site's name may derive from a Gaelic or Old Norse origin, reflecting early Christian or pre-Christian ritual practices in the region.
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