
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch of Tingwall 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.
The Loch of Tingwall is associated with St. Nectan, a 6th-century Irish monk believed to have founded a hermitage in the area. Traditionally linked to healing and protection, the site was once visited for its curative waters, though specific folklore or recorded rituals connected to the loch remain sparse.
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Places near here
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South SetterStructure (period Unassigned) · 731 yd
TingwallVisitor information · 747 yd
Law Ting HolmTing (viking) · 786 yd
Hill of SteinswallFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 960 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1135 yd
Setter HillMountain / peak · 1439 yd
VeensgarthFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1562 yd
Hill of GriestaMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Scalloway, UtnabrakeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Hoove holmIslet · 2.0 mi
Dales VoeBay · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Robert Sandison · CC BY-SA 2.0