
What is recorded here
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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Places near here
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Wester HapprewSettlement (prehistoric) · 468 yd
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Drochil CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Ladyurd HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
PenvallaMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
CastlecraigFort (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Louden Knowe WoodWood · 3.0 mi
Duck Pond PlantationWood · 3.8 mi
Dawyck Botanic Garden Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 4.0 mi
BroughtonknoweNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.6 miOther information
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