Where is Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan?

Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB39 3AF).

How do I get to Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan?

The nearest railway station is Stonehaven, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB39 3AF.

Is Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan a listed building?

Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.

Is Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan free to visit?

Yes, Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is free to enter.

How do I get to Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan?

The nearest railway station is Stonehaven, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB39 3AF.

Historic churches · Scottish Highlands

Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan

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Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan — chapel in Cowie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, now ruinous.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Stonehaven · 2.3 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

The Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is located in Aberdeenshire, postcode AB39 3AF, and is accessible via the nearest railway station, Stonehaven, which is 2.3 km away. Entry to the chapel is free.

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Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "chapel in Cowie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, now ruinous". Coordinates: 56.9769°, -2.1920°.

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Heritage listing

The Chapel of St Mary and St Nathalan is a ruined chapel overlooking the North Sea immediately north of Stonehaven, in the Mearns of Scotland, along the northern shoreline of Stonehaven Bay. (Watt, 1985) The founding of this Christian place of worship is associated with Nathalan. who lived circa 650 AD. The structure is alternatively known as Cowie Chapel. The chapel is at the point where the Highland Boundary Fault meets the sea and so is on the dividing line between the highlands and lowlands of Scotland.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The chapel was consecrated by Bishop William Wishart of St Andrews on 22 May 1276. It was important pilgrimage site, with King James VI in a letter of 1510 describing it as being "vistited by multitudes of the faithful." and that it the site of a "number of miracles, The chapel was abandoned after the reformation.

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Coordinates: 56.9769, -2.1920
District: Aberdeenshire
Postcode: AB39 3AF
Parliamentary constituency: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Nearest railway station: Stonehaven — 2.3 km

Sources

wikidata: Q5073086 (CC0)
wikipedia: Chapel of St Mary and St Nathalan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Cowie chapel, St Mary's of the Storms.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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