What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tigh Nam Bodach as Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval)(possible), Shrine (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Tigh Nam Bodach is associated with local Gaelic tradition and may have been a site of pre-Christian or early Christian ritual significance, later incorporated into Christian practice. The name, meaning "House of the Old Man," could refer to a shrine linked to Saint Cuthbert or a local bodach (a folkloric hag or spirit), reflecting a blend of Pictish, Celtic, and Christian influences.

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