
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fowlis Wester Church as Cross Incised Stone (early 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.
Fowlis Wester Church is associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary who is traditionally credited with founding a monastery in the area. The site is linked to local traditions of healing and pilgrimage, with nearby wells and stones believed to hold curative properties.
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Places near here
Fowlis Wester, Fowlis Wester Parish ChurchArchway (19th Century), Burial Ground (medieval), Church (medieval), Grave Slab (medieval), War Memorial (20th Century) · 20 yd
Fowlis WesterHouse (19th Century) · 28 yd
Fowlis Wester, the Old InnHall (period Unassigned), Inn (period Unassigned), Public House (period Unassigned) · 54 yd
Fowlis Wester, CrossCross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 55 yd
Gorthy WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Long PlantationForest · 2.4 mi
Buchanty SpoutWaterfall · 2.7 mi
Madderty Parish War MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Keillour CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (17th Century) · 3.1 mi
Innerpeffray LibraryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.9 mi
The Library of InnerpeffrayMuseum · 3.9 mi
Innerpeffray CastleTower House (medieval) · 4.1 miOther information
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