What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ladye Well as Holy Well (medieval). 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.
Ladye Well is traditionally associated with a local saintly figure or "lady," possibly a regional or pre-Christian deity venerated in the medieval period. The well was used for healing rituals and may have been linked to fertility or protection, as was common with many holy wells in Scotland and Britain.
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