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North Uist, Hougharry, Kilmuir Old Church, Churchyard

Cross (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Hougharry, Kilmuir Old Church, Churchyard as Cross (early Medieval). 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.
Linked to St. Moluag, the churchyard at Kilmuir Old Church is associated with early Christian worship in the Western Isles. Local tradition holds that the site was an important place of pilgrimage, and its holy well may have been used for baptism or healing rituals.

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