Holy Well, Witherslack

Holy Well, Witherslack is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.

Linked to Saint Bega, the well is associated with cures for eye ailments and general healing. Local tradition holds that the saint, a 7th-century Irish princess, founded a hermitage in the area after fleeing an arranged marriage, and the well became a site of pilgrimage and devotion.