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Enterkinfoot, Holywell Cleuch

Spring (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Enterkinfoot, Holywell Cleuch as Spring (period Unassigned). 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 a local tradition of healing, the holy well at Enterkinfoot was historically associated with rituals for curing ailments, particularly skin conditions and livestock diseases. The site's name and location suggest it may have been connected to an early Christian or pre-Christian sacred tradition, though specific saintly associations are not recorded.

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