St Lesmo's Chapel, Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire
Visited December 2018
Built in 1871 on the site of an old drover's inn or house, the chapel is a short walk up a track from the Glen Tanar visitor centre. It's dedicated to St Lesmo, a hermit who lived in Glen Tanar around 790. It's got a small graveyard, mainly to the south, which has served as a private burial ground for the lairds of Glen Tanar, and some of their household, since the 1870s.
It's not worth a special visit, but the Glen Tanar estate makes for some lovely walks, whether woodland, river or hill, and the chapel is near the start of most of these routes so do stop in and have a look round. Note that in summer it's frequently in use for weddings at weekends.
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