What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bunkle Old Church as Church (11th 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.
Bunkle Old Church, dating from the 11th century, is associated with Saint Cuthbert and was historically linked to pilgrimages and healing traditions in the region. The site may have been connected to early Christian practices, including the use of nearby holy wells for ritual cleansing or cure.
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Places near here
Bonkyl and Preston Parish Church, ChurchyardBurial Ground (17th Century), Churchyard (17th Century) · 11 yd
Bonkyl and Preston Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 15 yd
Bunkle ManseManse (mid 19th Century) · 68 yd
Bunkle CastleCastle (medieval), Earthwork (medieval) · 351 yd
MarygoldField Boundary (period Unknown), Linear Feature (period Unknown), Pit Alignment (prehistoric) · 391 yd
Marygoldhill PlantationForest · 1341 yd
Preston PlantationForest · 1630 yd
Gallows LawNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Horseley HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Blanerne CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.5 mi
Covenanters' StoneMemorial · 3.4 mi
Jim Clark Motorsport MuseumMuseum · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: James Denham · CC BY-SA 2.0