
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ancrum, Old Ancrum Church as Church (medieval), Church (18th 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 Saint Fillan, the old church at Ancrum was a site of early Christian worship and pilgrimage, with traditions of healing and spiritual renewal associated with nearby holy wells. The site has historical significance as part of the medieval ecclesiastical landscape in the Scottish Borders.
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Places near here
Ancrum, Old Ancrum Church, GraveyardBurial Ground (medieval), Gravestone(s) (18th Century), Hogback Stone (early Medieval) · 38 yd
AncrumBastle (medieval) · 203 yd
Castle HillFort (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric) · 284 yd
Ancrum, Green ViewHouse (19th Century) · 776 yd
Ancrum, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 832 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 841 yd
Scaw KnoweMountain / peak · 864 yd
Ancrum, South MyrescroftNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1066 yd
Broom CovertForest · 1643 yd
Harestanes Countryside Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Lilliard's StoneMemorial · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0