
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St John's Town of Dalry, Midtown, St John's Chair as Font (period Unassigned), Rock Cut Seat (period Unknown). 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 John's Chair is a rock-cut seat associated with St John the Baptist, linked to early Christian traditions in Dalry, South Ayrshire. It may have been used as a baptismal font or a site for religious gatherings, reflecting the saint's importance in local ecclesiastical and folk practices.
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Places near here
St John's Town of Dalry, Midtown, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 45 yd
St John's Town of Dalry, Main Street, United Free ChurchChurch (20th Century) - (21st Century) · 315 yd
DalryCairn (period Unassigned)(possible), Axehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 681 yd
Dalry ParishAxe Hammer (period Unassigned), Axehead (stone)(period Unassigned), Axehead (bronze)(period Unassigned), Spearhead (period Unassigned) · 681 yd
Betty's PlantationWood · 1065 yd
Craiggubble WoodWood · 1371 yd
Barskeoch MainsTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.6 mi
Shiel HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Kil HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Earlstoun CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
Lochinvar ReservoirNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.2 miOther information
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