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Sound, Our Lady's Chapel

Chapel (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sound, Our Lady's Chapel 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.
Linked to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, the chapel and its associated holy well were sites of pilgrimage and prayer, particularly for protection and healing. Local tradition suggests that the waters were used for blessings and as a remedy for various ailments, reflecting broader medieval Marian devotion in Scotland.

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