
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ensay as Chapel (medieval), Font (medieval)(possible). 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.
Ensay is associated with Saint Eanswythe, a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint linked to early Christian foundations in southern England, though her cult may have spread to Scotland. Traditionally, holy wells and sites named after her were believed to offer cures for skin ailments and to provide protection.
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Places near here
Ensay, Ensay HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 101 yd
Ensay House and bayOld home or work place · 220 yd
Fallen memorial, EnsayHeritage place · 499 yd
Ensay, Manish StrandCist (period Unassigned), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Midden (prehistoric), Beaker (bronze Age), Food Vessel (bronze Age) · 775 yd
Ensay, ManishNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 1059 yd
Rocky corner of Manish beach, EnsayBeach · 1103 yd
SgairidhHeadland · 1.1 mi
Dubh SgeirIslet · 1.4 mi
Wind stunted woodland in Gleann ChoisleitirForest or wood · 1.6 mi
GreabhalMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Water tower in LeverburghCastle, fort or tower · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0