What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pittenweem, Marygate, Pittenweem Priory as Priory (13th 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.
Linked to a 13th-century priory dedicated to St. Mary, the site reflects a tradition of Marian devotion common in medieval Scotland. Local folklore associates the area with healing and pilgrimage, though specific cures or rituals connected to the priory are not well documented.
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Places near here
Mercat CrossMonument · 63 yd
Pittenweem, High Street, Market CrossMarket Cross (17th Century) · 64 yd
Pittenweem, East PortGateway (period Unassigned) · 68 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 71 yd
Pittenweem, Marygate, St John's Episcopal ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 80 yd
Funky ScottishGallery · 181 yd
Fishermen's MemorialMemorial · 258 yd
Violet: West Haven, Pittenweem, Firth of ForthBrig (19th Century) · 579 yd
Johnnie Dow's PulpitNamed rock · 1361 yd
Anstruther Easter, Wightman's Wynd, Dreel CastleCastle (medieval), Wall (16th Century) · 1.2 mi
Mars: Anstruther Harbour Entrance, Firth of ForthSteamship (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Scottish Fisheries MuseumMuseum · 1.3 mi