What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, St. Blane's Well as Holy Well (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St. Blane's Well on Bute is associated with St. Blane, an early medieval Irish saint known for his healing miracles. The well was traditionally visited for its curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and general healing, with rituals often involving the immersion of cloths or the drinking of the water.
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Places near here
Bute, St Blane's ChurchBurial Ground (medieval), Church (12th Century), Font (medieval), Monastic Settlement (early Medieval) · 54 yd
Bute, St Blane's, ChapelBurial Ground (early Medieval), Chapel (medieval)(possible), Nunnery (early Medieval)(possible) · 55 yd
Bute, DunagoilFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 530 yd
Covin HillMountain / peak · 687 yd
St Blanes HillMountain / peak · 864 yd
Dunagoil: burial chamber, forts, caves, cupmarked stone and longhouses.Archaeological place · 980 yd
Bute, Cradh RubhaBoathouse (period Unassigned), Breakwater (period Unassigned), Jetty (period Unassigned) · 992 yd
Dunagoil BayBay · 1093 yd
Lubas BayBay · 1643 yd
Suidhe PlantationForest · 1748 yd
Bute, Creag A' MharaCave (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Blackpark PlantationForest · 1.3 mi