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Nunraw Abbey, located in the Scottish Borders, was a Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century, dedicated to Saint Mary. The site is associated with local traditions of pilgrimage and healing, though specific folklore or miraculous cures linked to the abbey are not widely documented.
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nunraw Abbey as Abbey (20th Century), Monastery (20th Century). 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.
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