What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, St Magdalene's Chapel as Chapel (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Magdalene's Chapel on Sanday is associated with the veneration of St Mary Magdalene, a saint widely revered in Christian tradition for her devotion and penitence. Little specific folklore or recorded cures are linked directly to the chapel, but such sites often became focal points for local pilgrimage and healing practices in medieval Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Sanday, Tresness HouseFarmstead (17th Century) - (19th Century) · 1471 yd
Sanday, Tresness House, HorsemillHorse Engine House (period Unknown) · 1527 yd
Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 1.2 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.3 mi
The CroftMuseum · 1.3 mi
Bay of NewarkBay · 1.4 mi
Cata SandBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Mid HolmIslet · 2.0 mi