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St John's Town of Dalry, Midtown, St John's Chair

Font (period Unassigned), Rock Cut Seat (period Unknown)
St John's Town of Dalry, Midtown, St John's Chair
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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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