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Glen Gairn

Chapel (period Unknown), House (period Unknown)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glen Gairn as Chapel (period Unknown), House (period Unknown). 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.
Glen Gairn is associated with Saint Gobnait, a 6th-century Irish saint known for her healing miracles and protection of bees, though her cult spread to parts of Scotland. The site may have been used for water-based healing rituals, common in early Christian Scotland, where holy wells were believed to cure ailments and offer spiritual renewal.

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