What is recorded here

Edinburgh Castle, St Margaret's Well is a medieval well inside the castle rocks. It is old enough to predate much of the visible castle, and small enough to be forgotten unless someone points at the stone mouth and remembers water.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, St Margaret's Well as Well (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.

Edinburgh Castle, St Margaret's Well is associated with Edinburgh Castle, a historic fortress first built by the Kingdom of Scotland in the 12th century, with significant expansions during the medieval period. It is important as a symbol of Scottish sovereignty and has played a central role in the nation's military, political, and cultural history.

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