What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Forfar, St James' Road, St James's Church as Church (19th 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.
St James's Church in Forfar is dedicated to St James, one of the patron saints of Scotland, and reflects the long-standing Christian tradition in the region. While no specific holy well is mentioned in direct association with the church, such sites often became focal points for local pilgrimage and healing practices in Scottish tradition.
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Places near here
Forfar, Academy Street, Chapelpark Primary School, West BlockSchool (period Unassigned) · 59 yd
Forfar, Newmonthill, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 96 yd
Forfar, Chapel Street, Cabinet WorksWorks (19th Century) · 105 yd
Forfar, East High Street, Forfar Parish Church, ChurchyardChurchyard (18th Century) · 137 yd
Forfar, Green StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 189 yd
Forfar, Monument to Sir Robert Peel, Forfar CemeteryCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 302 yd
Meffan Institute Museum & GalleryMuseum · 320 yd
Forfar, Castle HillCastle (medieval) · 370 yd
Carseburn Road, ForfarNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 571 yd
Peter Reid StatueMemorial · 587 yd
Balmashanner HillViewpoint · 1228 yd
Gallows TreeBroadleaf Tree, exact kind not recorded · 1424 ydOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0