What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumfries, Franciscan Friary as Friary (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.
Linked to St. Anthony of Padua, the friary was a center for pilgrimage and healing in the medieval period, particularly for those seeking cures for skin ailments and mental afflictions. The surrounding area was associated with local traditions of penitential rituals and the veneration of holy wells near monastic sites.
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Places near here
Dumfries, Buccleuch Street, Bethany HallChurch (19th Century) (1863), Hall (20th Century) · 38 yd
Burns StatueMemorial · 76 yd
Dumfries, Castle StreetFortified House (period Unassigned) · 88 yd
Dumfries, Greyfriars ChurchFigurine (bronze)(period Unassigned), Hoard (bronze)(bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (medieval) · 88 yd
Dumfries, GreyfriarsDolabra (roman) · 90 yd
Dumfries, Church Crescent, Greyfriars ChurchChurch (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 101 yd
Queensberry MonumentMemorial · 186 yd
Mary: Dumfries, River NithSloop (19th Century) · 255 yd
Old Bridge House MuseumMuseum · 334 yd
Robert Burns CentreMuseum · 388 yd
Castledykes ParkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Covenanters' CaveCave (nil Antiquity), Covenanters Cave (17th Century) · 1.6 mi