What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Forres, St Maelrubha's Church as Church (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Maelrubha, also known as Maolrubha, is an early Irish saint traditionally associated with the founding of a monastery at Emain Mor, near Forres in the 7th century. The saint is linked to the spread of Christianity in the Moray region of Scotland, and local traditions suggest that holy wells and sites near his monastery were used for pilgrimage and healing rituals.
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Places near here
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Forres, GrantownPit(s) (period Unassigned), Roundhouse(s) (prehistoric), Quern (period Unassigned) · 545 yd
Forres, Nairn Road, Pine CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 853 yd
Forres War MemorialMemorial · 878 yd
Forres, High Street, Monument to James ThomsonCommemorative Monument (19th Century) (1857) · 911 yd
Forres CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible) · 913 yd
Falconer MuseumMuseum · 1299 yd
Benromach DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1537 yd
Fairyhills QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1699 yd
Cluny HillsWood · 1.1 mi
MundoleTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.3 mi
RaffordNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi