
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Larkfield, Covenanters' Well and Pulpit Rock as Preaching Site (17th Century), Spring (nil Antiquity). 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 Covenanters' Well and Pulpit Rock in Larkfield are associated with the 17th-century Covenanters, Scottish Protestants who resisted religious persecution by holding clandestine worship services. The site reflects a tradition of nonconformist preaching and pilgrimage, with the well likely used for ritual purification or as a place of prayer.
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Places near here
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Gourock, Moorfoot Drive, Moorfoot Primary SchoolSchool (20th Century) · 501 yd
Gourock, Larkfield Road, Gourock CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 904 yd
Gourock, Drumshantie Road, Bethany HallMeeting Hall (20th Century) · 958 yd
GourockSpearhead (bronze Age) · 1045 yd
Jubilee Drinking FountainMemorial · 1159 yd
Gourock, Gourock CastleCastle (medieval) · 1432 yd
Gourock, Bath Street, Gourock CastleCastle (19th Century) (1840) · 1.1 mi
Endeavour: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth of ClydeSmack (19th Century)-(1986) · 1.1 mi
Aurora: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Craigs TopViewpoint · 1.5 mi
Lyle HillMountain / peak · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0