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Eynhallow Monastery

Architectural Fragment(s) (medieval)(possible), Church (12th Century), Monastery (medieval), Settlement (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible)
Eynhallow Monastery
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eynhallow Monastery as Architectural Fragment(s) (medieval)(possible), Church (12th Century), Monastery (medieval), Settlement (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible). 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.
Eynhallow Monastery, located on the Orkney Islands, is traditionally linked to St. Hilda and is associated with early Christian monastic activity in Scotland. The site is surrounded by folklore, including tales of the "Eynhallow" or "Island Hallow," referring to a ghostly procession said to appear on stormy nights, believed to be the souls of drowned monks.

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Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0