
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Abbey St Bathans Church as Church (14th Century), Nunnery (12th Century), War Memorial (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Bathans is associated with St Bathan, an early Christian hermit and saint believed to have lived in the 6th century, linked to the spread of Christianity in southern Scotland. The site's long history includes a nunnery and church, reflecting its religious significance over centuries.
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Places near here
Abbey St Bathans, Suspension FootbridgeSuspension Bridge (19th Century) · 85 yd
Abbey HouseDairy (early 19th Century), Farmhouse (early 19th Century) · 129 yd
Shannabank WoodWood · 187 yd
Abbey St Bathans, FootbridgeFootbridge (period Unassigned) · 581 yd
Bell's Bank WoodPlantation (post Medieval) · 935 yd
Ellerburn WoodForest · 1529 yd
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
BrockholesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
BowshielTower House (medieval) · 3.8 mi
Covenanters' StoneMemorial · 5.0 mi
Saltheugh RockCliff · 5.5 miOther information
Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0