
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Abune-the-hill as Chapel (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.
Abune-the-hill is associated with a medieval chapel and may have been a site of Christian pilgrimage or local worship, though specific saints or traditions connected to it are not well documented. No distinct folklore or recorded cures are linked to the site in available historical sources.
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yellowbird galleryGallery · 1.2 mi
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Photo: John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0