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Attribution: RCHS (Milton village)
A’Chomraich – the Gaelic name for ‘The Sanctuary’ . This is the site of the monastery of Applecross, founded in 673 by St Maelrubha. The building is Clachan Church.
Such sanctuaries offered ‘criminals’ the right of shelter and safety within their boundaries.
The Interpretation panel adjacent to the gates of the Burial Ground. Attribution: unknown
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Acknowledgment
Thanks are due to Mrs Dorothy Haldane for permission to record excerpts from her late husband’s book Ye His Saints
Acknowledgment
Thanks are due to Mrs Dorothy Haldane for permission to record excerpts from her late husband’s book Ye His Saints
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