The only surviving medieval chapel on Gozo, it was severely damaged in an arson attack in 2007 and partially collapsed in 2008.

The area around the chapel was referred to as Santa Cecilie del Mugiarro or in variants of that name in notarial documents dated 1424 and 1569.

[7] Emergency stabilization works were carried out after the 2008 collapse,[8] and later that year the chapel was entrusted to the NGO Wirt Għawdex.

[10] The restoration was sponsored by the Baron Group of Companies, with additional funds coming through eco-Gozo projects and The Rotary Club Gozo.

[1] The chapel remains under the care of Wirt Għawdex, and it is open to the public free of charge on the last Saturday of every month from 11:00 to 13:00.

[12] The Santa Cecilia Chapel has a simple design, and it is a typical example of Maltese vernacular architecture from the late medieval period.