What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barrhead, Arthurlie, St Mary's Convent as Nunnery (period Unassigned). 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.
St Mary's Convent in Arthurlie is associated with a medieval nunnery, likely linked to the Augustinian or Cistercian order, reflecting the broader monastic tradition in Scotland. No specific local cures or folklore are recorded for this site, though such convents often became centers for pilgrimage and local veneration.
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Places near here
Barrhead, Arthurlie Street, United Reformed ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 309 yd
BarrheadTown (period Unassigned) · 397 yd
Barrhead, Aurs Road, St John's Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 479 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 675 yd
Barrhead, Kelburn Street, West Arthurlie Bleach WorksBleach Works (period Unassigned) · 1042 yd
Barrhead, Chappell StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1365 yd
Neilston CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Glasgow Museums Resource CentreMuseum · 1.1 mi
The Darnley SycamoreHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Hurlet HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Glanderston WoodWood · 1.6 mi
Killoch HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi