St Catherine's Chapel | |
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![]() St Catherine's Chapel | |
Location | Abbotsbury in Dorset, England |
Coordinates | 50°39′41.47″N 02°36′23.06″W / 50.6615194°N 2.6064056°W |
Owner | English Heritage |
Official name | Chapel of St Catherine |
Type | Grade I |
Designated | 26 January 1956 |
Reference no. | 1172576 |
Official name | St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill |
Designated | 19 December 1958 |
Reference no. | 1015694 |
St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage and became a Grade I listed building in 1956.[1] The chapel is also scheduled together with the field systems and quarries on the hill.[2]
The chapel is best seen from the viewpoint on the B3157 Abbotsbury to Bridport road, with Chesil Beach in the background. The medieval strip lynchets etched into the side of the hill are known locally as the Chapel Rings.