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Burtholme, Lanercost Priory

Priory (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Burtholme, Lanercost Priory as Priory (medieval). 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.
Lanercost Priory, associated with Burtholme, was a Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century, likely linked to religious observances and local pilgrimage traditions. While no specific saint or cure is recorded for Burtholme itself, holy wells and priory sites in the region were often connected to healing rituals and veneration of saints such as Cuthbert.

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