What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Morningside, Hermitage of Braid as Water Channel (period Unassigned), Weir (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.
Linked to Saint Fillan, the hermitage is traditionally associated with early Christian retreat and spiritual healing. Local folklore suggests the site was a place of pilgrimage and may have had a holy well nearby, used for curing ailments and offering prayers.
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Places near here
Wood mouseForest or wood · 11 yd
Edinbugh, Braid Road, Hermitage of Braid, FootbridgeFootbridge (period Unassigned) · 125 yd
Edinburgh, Braidburn Terrace, Greenbank ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 125 yd
Edinburgh, 69b Braid Road, Hermitage of Braid House, LodgeLodge (19th Century) (1880), Toll House (19th Century) (1855)-(1865) · 156 yd
Edinburgh, Comiston RoadMilestone (post Medieval) · 244 yd
Edinburgh, Morningside CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) (1878) · 745 yd
Edinburgh, Morningside, Hermitage DriveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 786 yd
Edinburgh, Morningside Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 811 yd
Buckstone SnabMountain / peak · 864 yd
Morningside houses from Blackford HillMountain or hill · 965 yd
The BuckstaneHeritage attraction · 1008 yd
Mast and steps, Blackford HillMountain or hill · 1161 yd