Kapeldalen og Sct. Margrethes kapel
8800, Viborg
Close to one of the old Hærvej streets on the east side of Hald Lake, you can see the scenic Kapeldalen valley with the remains of St. Margrethe's Chapel.
The chapel was built at a holy spring. For several hundred years, pilgrims and other good people made pilgrimages along the Ancient Road to this spring, which in the Middle Ages was dedicated to St. Margrethe. Maybe they came to be healed, maybe they wanted to secure a long life. Legend has it that people from the nearby farm fetched water here for generations - and that everyone lived to be about 100 years old!
The place is still worth a visit, especially in spring and early summer when the orchid is in bloom. The plot is seen as a distinct elevation close to the field road. The source itself has disappeared.
The chapel was built around 1490 and is referred to as a ruin in 1623. It was 19 meters long and 9.5 meters wide.