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Huntingtower, St Conwall's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Huntingtower, St Conwall's Well 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.
St Conwall's Well is associated with St Conwall, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in southern Scotland. The well was traditionally visited for healing purposes, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and may have been a site of pilgrimage or seasonal rituals.

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