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Crail, 'priory'

Chapel (medieval)(possible), Nunnery (medieval), Priory (medieval)
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Crail, 'priory'
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Crail Priory, located in Fife, Scotland, was a 12th-century Augustinian priory dedicated to St Andrew. The site is associated with local traditions of healing and pilgrimage, though specific folklore or saintly cures linked to the priory are not well documented.

Overview

Crail, 'priory' is recorded as Priory (medieval) in Fife by Historic Environment Scotland. The saved period is medieval. A priory was an organised religious house, bringing communal worship and daily religious life together at one place.

History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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