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Gairloch, Church of St Maelrubha

Church(s) (7th Century)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gairloch, Church of St Maelrubha as Church(s) (7th Century)(possible). 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.
St Maelrubha was an Irish monk and missionary associated with the 7th-century foundation of a monastery at Applecross, near Gairloch, which became a significant early Christian site in the Scottish Highlands. The church is linked to local traditions of pilgrimage and holy wells, reflecting the broader Celtic Christian practice of venerating saints and sacred sites for spiritual and healing purposes.

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