What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Ninians Chapel, Head of Wick as Chapel (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Ninian is a 4th-century Christian missionary and saint traditionally associated with the evangelization of the Pictish people in northern Scotland. The chapel and any associated holy well may be linked to local traditions of pilgrimage or healing, though specific folklore or recorded cures connected to this site are not widely documented.
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Places near here
Unknown: North Head, Wick Bay, North SeaCraft (period Unassigned) · 103 yd
Dromara: Old Man of Wick, Wick Bay, North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 109 yd
North HeadCroft (period Unassigned)(possible) · 255 yd
Hans: Broad Haven, North SeaBarque (20th Century) · 450 yd
Wick, the Soldiers' TowerWar Memorial (20th Century) · 880 yd
Wick SouthLighthouse · 1316 yd
Bremner MonumentMemorial · 1409 yd
Old Fog CannonHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
Wick Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.1 mi
Wick War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Castle of Old WickCastle (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Castle SinclairCastle (17th Century) · 2.6 mi