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Sanday, Tres Ness, Kirk Banks

Chapel (medieval)(possible), Mound (prehistoric)(possible), Structure (prehistoric)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Tres Ness, Kirk Banks as Chapel (medieval)(possible), Mound (prehistoric)(possible), Structure (prehistoric)(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.
Linked to a medieval chapel, the site may have been associated with local Christian worship, possibly connected to St Ninian’s broader sphere of influence in Orkney and northern Scotland. No specific saint or cure is recorded, but such sites often became focal points for healing traditions and seasonal rituals over time.

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