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Bay of Meil is a medieval chapel situated approximately 250 metres west of Holland in Orkney, Scotland. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents one of the small devotional or parochial chapels that characterised the religious landscape of Orkney during the Middle Ages. Like many such chapels in the islands, it reflects the ecclesiastical organisation and settlement patterns of medieval Orcadian communities. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM2438.
Bay of Meil, chapel 250m W of Holland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2438. View the official record →
Bay of Meil is a medieval chapel situated approximately 250 metres west of Holland in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2438.
Bay of Meil, chapel 250m W of Holland dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel 250m w of holland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bay of Meil, chapel 250m W of Holland is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Head of Work,long cairn (2.2 km), Car Ness Battery,Car Ness (3 km), Earl's Palace, Kirkwall (3.1 km).
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