What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Abb's Head as Monastic Settlement (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.
St Abb's Head is associated with St Abb, a 7th-century Irish monk and companion of St Cuthbert, who is said to have founded a hermitage on the headland. The site is linked to early Christian pilgrimage and monastic traditions along the Scottish coast.
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Places near here
Kirk HillBuilding (post Medieval) · 52 yd
Mire LochGolf Course (19th Century) (1885), Platform (period Unassigned) · 188 yd
St Abb's Head, Cauldron CoveBank (earthwork) (period Unassigned) · 230 yd
Horsecastle BayGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 317 yd
Burnmouth HarbourBay · 576 yd
Wuddy HeughCliff · 604 yd
St Abb's Head National Nature ReserveVisitor information · 654 yd
Wuddy RocksIslet · 664 yd
Maw CarrIslet · 1365 yd
St. Abbs Visitor Centre (National Trust for Scotland)Visitor information · 1441 yd
Vigilant: Ebb Carrs, St Abbs, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)-(1976), Motor Trawler (20th Century)-(1976) · 1.1 mi
Coldingham SandsBeach / strand · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0