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Kirkton of Skene, Skene Parish Church

Church (post Medieval), Font (post Medieval)
Kirkton of Skene, Skene Parish Church
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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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