The sandstone ruins of St Patrick's Chapel

The sandstone ruins of St Patrick's Chapel

Built of sandstone rubble, these ruins in Heysham link to early Celtic Christianity and hold artifacts from 12,000 years ago.

St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church in Heysham, Lancashire, England. A Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the chapel dates from the 8th or 9th century and is constructed of sandstone rubble. The structure follows a plain, slightly tapering rectangular plan measuring 27 feet 6 inches by 9 feet, with much of the south wall, east gable wall, and east part of the north wall still standing.

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