What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elliot's Well, Green Cleugh as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Elliot's Well, Green Cleugh is associated with Saint Elliott, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary who is said to have founded a monastery in Galloway, Scotland. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was likely a site of pilgrimage during the medieval period.
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