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North Uist, Baleshare, Crois Mor

Sanctuary Marker (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Baleshare, Crois Mor 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.
Linked to a possible medieval sanctuary site, Crois Mor may have been associated with local traditions of refuge and protection. No specific saint or cure is recorded, but such markers often had religious or ritual significance in early Christian Scotland.

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