What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Isle of May, Lady's Well as Holy Well (medieval). 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.
The Lady's Well on the Isle of May is traditionally associated with Marian devotion, linked to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, a common feature of many Scottish holy wells. It may have been a site of pilgrimage and healing rituals, reflecting both Christian and pre-Christian traditions of water worship in the region.
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Places near here
Isle of May, South Ness, BeaconsBeacon (period Unassigned) · 146 yd
Isle of MayMidden (period Unassigned), Village (period Unassigned) · 193 yd
Visitor CentreVisitor information · 388 yd
Jasper: Isle of May, North SeaSteamship (20th Century)-(1894) · 740 yd
The Main LightVisitor information · 811 yd
Battle of May Islandmaritime disaster · 855 yd
Isle of May National Nature ReserveNature reserve · 856 yd
Isle of May, North NessCell(s) (period Unassigned), Pottery Scatter (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Victory: Norman Rock, North Ness, Isle of May, Firth of ForthSteam Trawler (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Caiplie, 'the Coves'Cave(s) (period Unassigned), Hermitage (religious) (period Unassigned), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving(s) (pictish) · 5.7 mi
Caiplie CavesHeritage attraction · 5.7 mi
George Hutchison MemorialMemorial · 8.2 mi