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The white rocks and the sea glass color they gave the water literally took my breath away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6750b6e7fa242e306e0b9c03/8dd66e81-56e4-4799-9cb4-b2a39c950385/Abbey+Small.jpg BLOG - Hiking the West Highland Way - Make it stand out The ruins of St Fillan’s Priory, carpeted with blooming lesser celandine and ringed round with rosy sycamores. You may read more about the priory in the picture below! There was also a nearby medieval graveyard that had several very old burial stones. Did I get pictures? Sadly, no. I was too taken with the fact of them. I also did not get pictures of St. Fillan's Holy Pool. I was too busy hanging head first over the bank trying to get my hands into it so I could run the water through my hair and over my head, but I apparently did take a picture of the informational sign which you can also read below! 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