What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, Mucklehouse, Ruid Chapel as Burial Ground (medieval), 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.
Medieval burial ground and chapel, dating to the late medieval period. Its significance lies in its association with local religious and funerary practices on South Ronaldsay.
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