
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knock of Luce as Chapel (medieval), Well (period Unknown). 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 Saint Luce, a 7th-century Irish saint associated with healing and water cures, the Knock of Luce well was traditionally visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general infirmities. The site reflects a broader Celtic Christian tradition of holy wells as places of pilgrimage and spiritual healing.
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Places near here
Knock of LuceFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned), Kiln (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned) · 231 yd
Knock FellCairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 813 yd
Knock MossField System(s) (period Unassigned) · 1401 yd
Dirnean MossField System (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Scar IslandWood · 2.9 mi
Gargrie IslandIslet · 2.9 mi
Round IslandWood · 3.0 mi
Old Place of MochrumTower House (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Auchenmalg BayBay · 3.1 mi
Catherine Walker: Auchenmalg Bay, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSmack (19th Century) · 3.2 mi
Sinniness CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Andy Farrington · CC BY-SA 2.0