
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Morningside, Hermitage of Braid as Villa (18th 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.
The Hermitage of Braid is traditionally associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and hermit believed to have lived in the area, though the site itself is a later 18th-century villa. Local tradition holds that Saint Fillan founded a hermitage there and was known for healing and spiritual guidance, though no specific cures or rituals are well documented.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Edinburgh, Morningside, Hermitage DriveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 93 yd
Hermitage HouseOld home or work place · 124 yd
Edinburgh, Braid Farm Road, Braid FarmFarm (period Unassigned) · 251 yd
Braid Burn, EdinburghBuilding (period Unassigned) · 272 yd
Hermitage of BraidWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 328 yd
Mast and steps, Blackford HillMountain or hill · 456 yd
Morningside houses from Blackford HillMountain or hill · 467 yd
Wood mouseForest or wood · 719 yd
Buckstone SnabMountain / peak · 905 yd
Royal Observatory, EdinburghHeritage attraction · 940 yd
Agassiz RockNamed rock · 976 yd
Edinburgh, Morningside CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) (1878) · 1014 ydOther information
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