What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stronsay, Whitehall, Our Lady's Chapel as Chapel (20th Century), Kelp Store (20th Century) - (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, the site reflects a tradition of pilgrimage and prayer associated with Marian devotion in Orkney. Local folklore may connect the chapel with healing practices or seasonal rituals, though specific cures or traditions are not well documented.
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Places near here
Stronsay, Whitehall Village, PierPier (post Medieval) · 32 yd
Papa StronsayFarmstead (norse) · 580 yd
Grice NessHeadland · 650 yd
Stronsay, Grice NessKelp Pit(s) (post Medieval), Kelp Workers Hut (post Medieval)(possible), Kelp Working Site (post Medieval) · 1218 yd
Stronsay, Grice Ness, Cutter's TuoChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 1421 yd
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 3.8 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.9 mi
Bay of BomastyBay · 4.0 mi
Holms of SpurnessIslet · 4.1 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 4.2 mi
HowarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 6.1 mi