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Auldearn

Cinerary Urn (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auldearn as Cinerary Urn (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Auldearn is associated with Saint Aithne, a 7th-century Irish saint linked to healing and water-based rituals; local tradition suggests the area may have once held a holy well or site of pilgrimage. The name "Auldearn" itself may derive from "Aithne's clearing" or "Aithne's sanctuary," reflecting its early Christian significance.

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