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Barrhead, Arthurlie, St Mary's Convent

Nunnery (period Unassigned)

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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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