St Ninian's Chapel

Dumfries & Galloway


The roofless 13th-century St Ninian's Chapel, probably built for pilgrims who landed nearby on their way to the shrine at Whithorn, sits evocatively on the windswept rocky headland. Modern-day pilgrims are invited to add a stone to the Witness Cairn nearby.


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