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Important notice
Keld Chapel is currently closed for conservation work.
Grassy slope as you step into the chapel and an uneven stone floor within.
On foot
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Highlights
Keld Chapel
A picturesque rustic stone chapel, built around the 16th century and thought to have originally been the chantry for Shap Abbey.
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About Keld Chapel
This picturesque and rustic stone chapel is thought to have been the chantry for Shap Abbey originally. It was built around the sixteenth-century and has been used as a cottage and meeting house during its long history.
The key to open the chapel door is hanging by the front door of the house opposite.