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Auldhame, St Baldred's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auldhame, St Baldred's Well as Holy Well (medieval). 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.
St Baldred's Well is associated with St Baldred, an 8th-century Pictish saint and hermit who is said to have lived in a cave near Auldhame. The well was traditionally visited for healing and as part of local Christian devotion, reflecting early medieval practices linked to holy wells in Scotland.

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