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Melrose, St. Robert's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Melrose, St. Robert'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. Robert's Well in Melrose is associated with St. Robert of Knaresborough, a 12th-century hermit and holy figure venerated in northern England and southern Scotland. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for skin ailments and general well-being, and may have been a site of pilgrimage during the medieval period.

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