What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Abernethy, School Wynd, Kirk of St Bride as Church (19th 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.
Linked to St Bride (or Bridget), a revered early Christian saint in Scotland, the site may have been associated with local traditions of healing and fertility, as was common with wells and churches dedicated to her. St Bride was often venerated for protection, especially of children and livestock, and her holy wells were frequently sites of pilgrimage and ritual.
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Places near here
Museum of AbernethyMuseum · 42 yd
Abernethy ChurchyardCarved Stone (period Unassigned), Ogham Inscribed Stone (early Medieval) · 49 yd
Abernethy Round TowerHuman Remains (period Unassigned), Pillory (post Medieval), Round Tower (early Medieval), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 55 yd
Abernethy, Main Street, Cree's InnInn (period Unassigned) · 96 yd
Main Street, AbernethyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (post Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (medieval) · 96 yd
Abernethy, Main StreetRoad (period Unassigned) · 102 yd
Abernethy, Kirk WyndNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 211 yd
Witches' Hole, Castle LawCave (period Unassigned) · 1345 yd
Tarduff HillMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Pitcairlie HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Pitmedden ForestForest · 2.8 mi
Glassart Den Community WoodlandWood · 3.2 mi