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Ayr, Alloway Kirk, 'mungo's Well'

Holy Well (medieval)
Ayr, Alloway Kirk, 'mungo's Well'
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ayr, Alloway Kirk, 'mungo'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.
Linked to St. Mungo (Columba of Diocese of Glasgow), the well is associated with healing traditions and pilgrimage, reflecting the saint’s broader cult in early medieval Scotland. Local folklore may connect it to miraculous cures or ritual cleansing.

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