What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Peter's Chapel, Broti Ber, Muckle Skerry as Chapel (medieval)(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 Peter's Chapel on Muckle Skerry is associated with St Peter, a widely venerated Christian saint, and may have been a site of pilgrimage or devotional practice in the medieval period. Little folklore or specific healing traditions are recorded for this remote site, but its location suggests it may have served as a place of worship for local fishermen or island communities.
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Places near here
Muckle SkerryMound (period Unassigned) · 216 yd
Little SkerryIsland · 1.3 mi
The lookout tower on Brough NessCastle, fort or tower · 3.0 mi
South Ronaldsay, Brough NessCairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi
Brough Ness, Coastguard Lookout StationCoastguard Station (20th Century), Observation Post (second World War), Observation Post (first World War) · 3.0 mi
Museum at Liddle FarmHeritage place · 3.1 mi
South Ronaldsay, Liddel, Liddel Farm and MuseumFarmstead (period Unassigned), Museum (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 3.3 mi
Cemetery at FlawsChurch, cross or graveyard · 4.3 mi
Gairy HillMountain / peak · 4.4 mi
Gloup of HalcroCave · 4.4 mi
Geo of SclaitesBay · 5.0 mi
Barth HeadCliff · 5.0 mi