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Overton, St Bride's

Chapel (medieval)(possible), Holy Well (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Overton, St Bride's as Chapel (medieval)(possible), Holy Well (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to St Bride (Brigid), a revered early Christian saint associated with fertility, healing, and poetry; the well may have been a site of pilgrimage and ritual, reflecting both Christian and pre-Christian traditions. Local folklore often connects St Bride's wells with miraculous cures, particularly for eye ailments and childbirth.

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