What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Alva, St Serf's Parish Church as Church (medieval), Church (19th Century), Church (17th Century), Date Stone (17th Century), Bell (17th 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 Serf's Parish Church in Alva is associated with St Serf, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who is traditionally credited with founding a monastery at Culross, near Alva. The church and surrounding area have long been sites of local pilgrimage and devotion, with traditions of healing and spiritual renewal linked to the saint.
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Places near here
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