What is recorded here
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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Lanercost PrioryHeritage attraction · 17 yd
Dacre HallListed building · 23 yd
Church of St MaryListed building · 32 yd
Sculpture - "Melahel the Angel"Public sculpture · 69 yd
Old Milepost at Signpost Restoration Limited, was by the A696, Milbourne, Ponteland ParishMonument or public art · 244 yd
Lanercost BridgeScheduled monument · 483 yd
Waterfall on Quarry BeckWaterfall · 749 yd
New Mills PlantationWood · 1.2 mi
Pike Hill Signal TowerVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Miltonrigg WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Small Waterfall below Denton Scar on River IrthingWaterfall · 2.5 mi
Silver TopCliff · 2.8 mi