What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumfries, St Allan's Wells as Chapel (medieval), Holy Well(s) (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 Allan's Wells is associated with St Allan, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in southern Scotland. The site is traditionally connected with healing waters and was likely a place of pilgrimage, reflecting the widespread medieval practice of venerating saints and holy wells for physical and spiritual cure.
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Places near here
Dumfries, St Michael Street, Bishop's LodgingHouse (period Unassigned) · 35 yd
Dumfries, Dockhead, Aerated Water WorksFactory (period Unassigned) · 39 yd
Dumfries, High StreetUnidentified Pottery (medieval) · 117 yd
Jean Armour StatueMemorial · 168 yd
Dumfries, St Michael Street, St Michael's Churchyard, Main GateBurial Ground (medieval)(possible), Burial Ground (post Medieval), Churchyard (18th Century), Commemorative Monument (19th Century), Covenanters Grave(s) (17th Century), Gate (18th Century), Obelisk (19th Century) · 275 yd
Robert Burns CentreMuseum · 329 yd
Dumfries MuseumMuseum · 345 yd
Mary: Dumfries, River NithSloop (19th Century) · 419 yd
Titanic MemorialMemorial · 429 yd
Dumfries, Castle StreetFortified House (period Unassigned) · 611 yd
Castledykes ParkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1307 yd
Covenanters' CaveCave (nil Antiquity), Covenanters Cave (17th Century) · 1.4 mi