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North Uist, Paible Parish Church

Church (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Paible Parish Church as Church (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Paible Parish Church on North Uist is traditionally associated with Saint Ronan, a 6th-century Irish missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in the Western Isles. Local tradition holds that Saint Ronan founded a monastery on the site, and holy wells or sacred springs in the area may have been used for baptism or healing rituals connected to his cult.

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