What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Abbs, St Abbs Church as Church (period Unassigned). 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 Abbs Church is associated with St Abb, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in southern Scotland. The church and surrounding area may have been sites of early Christian worship, though specific cures or folklore connected to the site are not well documented.
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Places near here
St Abbs, Northfield House, Entrance GateGateway (late 19th Century) · 90 yd
St Abbs, Briery Law, MuseumMuseum (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 102 yd
St Abbs Harbour, Gear StoresBarking Pot(s) (19th Century), Cooperage (19th Century), Gear Store (19th Century), Smokehouse (19th Century) · 278 yd
Maw CarrIslet · 311 yd
St. Abbs Visitor Centre (National Trust for Scotland)Visitor information · 402 yd
Starney BayBay · 403 yd
Castle RockCliff · 522 yd
Jock's NoseIslet · 580 yd
Bell HillBurial Cairn (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn(s) (bronze Age) · 708 yd
Vigilant: Ebb Carrs, St Abbs, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)-(1976), Motor Trawler (20th Century)-(1976) · 816 yd
Coldingham SandsBeach / strand · 840 yd
Coldingham PrioryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0