What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Insch, High Street, St Drostan's Parish Church as Church (18th 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 Drostan's Parish Church in Insch is associated with St Drostan, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary who founded a monastery in the area, promoting Christianity among the Picts. Local tradition holds that he performed miracles and that holy wells near the church were believed to have curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general healing.
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