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St Triduana's Chapel Address: Restalrig Collegiate Church off Restalrig Road South, east Edinburgh The lower part of a chapel built by James III, housing the shrine of St Triduana, a Pictish saint. The Hexagonal vaulted chamber is reputedly unique. Located in the Restarig district of Edinburgh, St. Triduana's Well comprises a low hexagonal building lying next to St Margaret's Parish Church. Built for King James III (1452-88) around 1477, by the Logan family, it comprised two storeys; a lower rib-vaulted well-house and an upper chapel which no longer exists. Water from the well-house was used to treat diseases of the eye, following St. Triduana's ability to heal the blind. The lower floor was later used as a burial vault for the Logans, who possessed the Barony of Restalrig. The well-house, which had become entirely buried, was exposed and subjected to a major restoration in 1906. Only after continual flooding was it was realised that this was St. Triduana's Well rather than a family chapel. The restoration work was by Thomas Ross for James Francis Stuart, the 16th Earl of Moray (1842 - 1909). It included the installation of the current roof & replacement of buttresses, resulting in little mediaeval stonework. Opening Times: Arrange access to St Triduana's Chapel Mon - Fri, 9am to 5pm by contacting St Margaret’s Parish Church, Restalrig, on 0131 554 7400 Scottish Castles in Edinburgh & Lothian Churches to Visit in Scotland: 10 Years Commemoration Volume Scotland's Churches Scheme, John R. Hume (Illustrator) £8.99 Paperback 429pp (2004) Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing ISBN: 1901663868 Churches to Visit in Scotland Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh walking tours Scottish Churches + Edinburgh Churches Rosslyn Chapel Burrell Collection Glasgow Buildings : back to index Comments / photos for the St Triduana's Chapel Architecture page welcome: info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk St Triduanas Chapel Edinburgh Building - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk