
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cambuskenneth Abbey as Abbey (medieval), Bell Tower (13th 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.
Cambuskenneth Abbey, located on the River Tay near Stirling, was a 12th-century Cistercian foundation linked to Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer. The site was associated with pilgrimages and the veneration of relics, and local tradition holds that Saint Fillan’s Well, nearby, was believed to have curative properties, particularly for eye ailments.
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Places near here
River Forth, CambuskennethEmbankment (period Unassigned) · 326 yd
CambuskennethLogboat (period Unassigned) · 389 yd
Cambuskenneth BridgeVisitor information · 402 yd
BorrowmeadowFarmstead (18th Century), Lairds House (18th Century) · 451 yd
Stirling, Forthbank Football Stadium, Stirling Albion Football ClubFootball Ground (19th Century) - (20th Century), Stadium (20th Century) · 684 yd
Naiad: Government Wharf, Stirling, River ForthSteamship (20th Century) · 928 yd
Mercat CrossHeritage attraction · 1682 yd
Beheading StoneHeritage attraction · 1733 yd
Mote HillMountain / peak · 1743 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1744 yd
Ebenezer Erskine MonumentMemorial · 1745 ydOther information
Photo: Jim Smillie · CC BY-SA 2.0