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Wester Happrew

Chapel (period Unassigned)
Wester Happrew
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wester Happrew as Chapel (period Unassigned). 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.
Wester Happrew is associated with St Happrew, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who is said to have founded a chapel and holy well in the area. The site was traditionally visited for healing and as a place of pilgrimage, with local folklore linking the well to miraculous cures and spiritual renewal.

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