Historic site
St Ninian's Chapel
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Location
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Tips from locals
The views out from the chapel, particularly to the south and east, are outstanding, encompassing the Dumfries & Galloway coast, the outline of the Isle of Man, and the peaks of the Lake District in the far distance. St Ninian’s Chapel clearly played a significant spiritual role in medieval times, chiefly as a focus for pilgrims heading for the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. This aspect of popular religion persists to this day, with many visitors using the place to reconnect with medieval spirituality. A ‘Witness Cairn’, where modern pilgrims add a stone to a pile, has been created at the entrance to the field from the Isle of Whithorn.
The views out from the chapel, particularly to the south and east, are outstanding, encompassing the Dumfries & Galloway coast, the outline of the Isle of Man, and the peaks of the Lake District in the far distance. St Ninian’s Chapel clearly played a significant spiritual role in medieval times, c…
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