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Abernethy, Old Parish Church

Church (early Medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Abernethy, Old Parish Church as Church (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Abernethy, Old Parish Church is associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and is linked to traditions of pilgrimage and water worship. The nearby Holy Well of Saint Fillan was believed to have curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and eye disorders.

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