What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Houton Head as Chapel (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.
Houton Head is associated with a medieval chapel and may have been linked to local Christian pilgrimage or healing traditions, though specific saints or cures connected to the site are not well documented. The site's historical significance is primarily derived from its inclusion in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Houton HeadBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 177 yd
HoutonheadFarmstead (post Medieval) · 218 yd
Quoy of HoutonHouse (period Unassigned) · 279 yd
Houton, Quoy of HoutonMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 405 yd
Holm of HoutonIslet · 606 yd
Houton and the Hill of MidlandMountain or hill · 1001 yd
Hill of MidlandMountain / peak · 1691 yd
Grindelay from Midland HillMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 1.5 mi
Gruf HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi