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Rossdhu, St Mary's Chapel

Chapel (15th Century), Effigy (period Unknown)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rossdhu, St Mary's Chapel as Chapel (15th Century), Effigy (period Unknown). 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.
Linked to St Mary, the chapel and its surrounding site may have been a focus for Marian devotion, with traditions of prayer and healing associated with nearby holy wells common in Scottish sacred landscapes. No specific cures or folklore are recorded for this site, but such chapels often served as pilgrimage destinations in medieval times.

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