What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auskerry as Chapel (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.
Auskerry is associated with St. Brecan, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to early Christian activity in the Orkney Islands. The site reflects the spread of Christianity in northern Scotland, though specific cures or rituals connected to the well are not well documented.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
AuskerrySettlement (later Prehistoric)(possible), Needle (bone)(period Unknown) · 233 yd
Auskerry, Auskerry Lighthouse and Keeper's HousesAnti Aircraft Battery (second World War) (1943), Bomb Crater (second World War), Lighthouse (19th Century) (1867) · 692 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Auskerry LighthouseLighthouse · 695 yd
Bay of HousebyBay · 3.4 mi
Stronsay, HousebayHearth (period Unknown)(possible), Kelp Pit (period Unknown)(possible) · 3.5 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 3.8 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.9 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 4.4 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 6.1 mi
StronsayIsland · 6.2 mi
The Chapel on the Brough of DeernessVisitor information · 6.7 mi
BreckanNo Class (event) (period Unknown) · 7.8 mi