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West Linton Old Church

Church (period Unassigned), Churchyard (period Unassigned)
West Linton Old Church
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Linton Old Church as Church (period Unassigned), Churchyard (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.
West Linton Old Church is associated with St Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and is linked to traditions of miraculous cures, particularly for skin ailments and lameness. The site is mentioned in early Scottish church records and is believed to have been an important place of pilgrimage in the medieval period.

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