Kirkcudbright, Soaperie Gardens, Well House

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkcudbright, Soaperie Gardens, Well House as Holy Well (medieval), Well (mid 19th Century) (1852), Well Head (mid 19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The Well House in Kirkcudbright, Soaperie Gardens, is traditionally associated with St. Ninian, a 5th-century Christian missionary linked to early Scottish Christianity. While specific cures or rituals connected to the site are not well documented, holy wells in this region were often used for baptismal and healing practices, reflecting broader Celtic Christian traditions.