
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkton of Skene, Skene Parish Church as Church (post Medieval), Font (post Medieval). 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.
Kirkton of Skene Parish Church is associated with St Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and is linked to traditions of water-based healing rituals. Local folklore suggests that holy wells near such churches were believed to have curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin.
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Places near here
Skene War MemorialMemorial · 21 yd
Kirkton of Skene, Kirkton House, West LodgeGate Lodge (period Unassigned) · 76 yd
Kirkton of SkeneVillage (period Unassigned) · 119 yd
Kirkton of Skene, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 168 yd
Easterskene WoodWood · 946 yd
Westhill, BroadshadeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1107 yd
Mason LodgeMilestone (19th Century) · 1189 yd
Kirkton BridgeBoundary Stone (19th Century) · 1244 yd
Carnie WoodsWood · 1.3 mi
Robber's CaveCave · 3.6 mi
Drum Castle Rose GardenHeritage attraction · 4.4 mi
Drum Castle, Walled GardenBothy (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned), Walled Garden (period Unassigned) · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0