What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cogshead as Cottage (post Medieval), Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1688). 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.
Cogshead is associated with a 17th-century Covenanters meeting place, reflecting the site's historical significance during the religious upheavals of the period. No specific saint, cure, or folklore is directly linked to the site in recorded tradition.
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