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Kilmaveonaig, Church

Chapel (medieval)(possible), Church (18th Century) (1794)
Kilmaveonaig, Church
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmaveonaig, Church as Chapel (medieval)(possible), Church (18th Century) (1794). 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 Saint Maveona, the church and surrounding area are traditionally associated with healing rituals and pilgrimages, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin. Local folklore suggests that the saint was a 6th-century Irish missionary who founded a monastic site there, with holy wells nearby believed to hold curative powers.

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Photo: Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0