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North Uist, Baleshare, Creag Thomaidh

Sanctuary Marker (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Baleshare, Creag Thomaidh as Sanctuary Marker (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Creag Thomaidh is associated with St. Thomas (Thomaidh), and is thought to have been a site of pilgrimage or sanctuary in medieval times. Local tradition may link it to protective or healing practices, though specific cures or rituals connected to the site are not well documented.

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