What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains of Olrig as Monastery (period Unassigned)(possible). 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 St. Moluag, an early Christian saint associated with Pictish Scotland, the site may have been connected to a monastic tradition, though specific cures or rituals are not recorded. Local folklore sometimes attributes healing properties to wells near such monastic sites, though no specific traditions are documented for Mains of Olrig.
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Places near here
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 85 yd
CastletownCarved Stone Ball (period Unassigned) · 275 yd
Olrig House, Gate LodgeGate Lodge (period Unassigned), Gate Pier(s) (period Unassigned) · 480 yd
Olrig HouseBroch (iron Age)(possible), Cairn (period Unassigned) · 886 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 1189 yd
GarthEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1505 yd
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.1 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 2.0 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.1 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 4.9 mi
Jonge Thomas: Easter Head, Dunnet Head, Pentland FirthCraft (18th Century) · 6.0 mi