What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Linlithgow, the Cross, Cross Well as Fountain (19th Century), Market Cross (period Unknown), Well (16th 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 Cross Well in Linlithgow is associated with St Serf (also known as St Serf of Fife), a 6th-century Irish monk and founder of Culross Abbey; it was traditionally visited for healing and as a site of pilgrimage. The well and cross were likely used for both Christian devotion and pre-Reformation ritual practices, reflecting a blend of sacred and communal functions in Scottish rural life.
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Places near here
Cross WellMemorial · 3 yd
Linlithgow, the Cross, Cunzie Neuk Public HousePublic House (period Unassigned) · 30 yd
Linlithgow, 114 High StreetOffice(s) (late 19th Century) · 36 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Linlithgow MuseumMuseum · 57 yd
Linlithgow, St Michael's ChurchBurial Ground (15th Century), Burial Vault (17th Century), Church (15th Century) (1425), War Memorial (20th Century) · 126 yd
Linlithgow Palace and PeelNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 168 yd
Linlithgow PalaceUnidentified Pottery (roman) · 190 yd
Linlithgow, Whitten LaneNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 379 yd
The RickleIslet · 432 yd
Cormorant IslandIslet · 730 yd
John Muir WayWalking route · 1703 yd
Linlithgow, Kingscavil CemeteryCemetery (early 21st Century) · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0