What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Mells Kirk as Chapel (medieval)(possible). 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.
Stronsay, Mells Kirk is associated with St. Moluag, a 6th-century Scottish saint known for founding several monastic sites in the Orkney and Shetland islands. The site may have been a place of pilgrimage or local worship, reflecting early Christian traditions in the Northern Isles.
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Places near here
Seals on the beachBeach · 383 yd
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 591 yd
Stronsay, Lower DishesSettlement (medieval) - (post Medieval), Loomweight (period Unknown)(possible) · 1505 yd
Stronsay, Sand of the CrookWall(s) (post Medieval) · 1756 yd
Former school, StronsayHeritage place · 1.1 mi
Stronsay, HousebayHearth (period Unknown)(possible), Kelp Pit (period Unknown)(possible) · 1.2 mi
Bay of HousebyBay · 1.6 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 2.2 mi
StronsayIsland · 2.3 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 2.6 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 7.0 mi
Noust Geo beach rocks, ShapinsayBeach · 7.0 mi