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Dumfries, Margaret Walk, Lincluden Parish Church

Church (20th Century) - (21st Century)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumfries, Margaret Walk, Lincluden Parish Church as Church (20th Century) - (21st 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.
Linked to St. Margaret of Antioch, a popular medieval saint venerated for protection against childbirth difficulties and snakebites; the walk may reflect pilgrimage routes associated with her cult, which was widespread in Scotland before the Reformation. Local tradition may have once connected the site with healing rituals or prayers for safe delivery, though specific folklore is not well documented.

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