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Houton Chapel is a medieval chapel situated approximately 60 metres east of Sunnybraes in Orkney, Scotland. The structure dates to the medieval period and forms part of the ecclesiastical landscape of the islands, reflecting the religious settlement patterns of medieval Orkney. The site is recorded within the national heritage record as a scheduled monument. Like many small chapels of medieval Orkney, it represents the dispersed pattern of religious provision that characterised the archipelago during the Middle Ages, though detailed architectural or archaeological documentation specific to this chapel remains limited in the readily available scholarly literature.
Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3245. View the official record →
Houton Chapel is a medieval chapel situated approximately 60 metres east of Sunnybraes in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3245.
Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel 60m e of sunnybraes. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes 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 SM3245.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes (0.4 km), Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir (2.2 km), Bu of Orphir, burnt mound and mill dam 250m NW of Bu Farm (2.3 km).
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