What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, St Margaret's Chapel as Building (period Unassigned), Chapel (period Unassigned)(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.
St Margaret's Chapel on South Ronaldsay is traditionally associated with St Margaret of Scotland, a 11th-century queen known for her piety and patronage of monasticism. The chapel may have been linked to local pilgrimage or healing traditions, though specific cures or rituals connected to the site are not well documented.
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Places near here
MuseumHeritage attraction · 82 yd
South Ronaldsay, St Margaret's Hope, GeneralVillage (norse) · 136 yd
South Ronaldsay, St Margaret's Hope, JettyJetty (period Unassigned) · 193 yd
Shingle beach northwest of St. Margaret's Hope, South RonaldsayBeach · 215 yd
St Margaret's Hope, Front RoadCulvert(s) (post Medieval) · 287 yd
South Ronaldsay War MemorialMemorial · 629 yd
Hoxa HillMountain / peak · 1269 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Hill, the WartChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 1277 yd
Oyce of QuindryBay · 1540 yd
Dam of HoxaBay · 1.1 mi
Blue boat above the beachBeach · 1.1 mi
Vensilly HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi