What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lewis, Butt of Lewis, St Ronan's Well as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

St Ronan's Well is associated with St Ronan, a 6th-century Irish saint linked to the Pictish and early Scottish church, and is traditionally believed to have healing properties, particularly for eye ailments. The well is part of a broader network of holy wells in Scotland connected to early Christian saints and pilgrimage traditions.

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