What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pluscarden as Chapel (period Unknown)(possible), Well (period Unknown)(possible). 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.
Pluscarden is associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and its well was traditionally visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and general healing. The site reflects a long-standing Christian and pre-Christian tradition of holy wells in Scotland, often linked to local saints and pilgrimage practices.
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Places near here
Wangie WoodForest · 753 yd
RedavieFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1273 yd
Hill of the WangieMountain / peak · 1377 yd
StoneyfieldFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Blackhill WoodWood · 1.3 mi
WhitetreeCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Tor CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Pluscarden AbbeyAbbey (13th Century), Priory (medieval) · 1.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Hill of MulundyMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
CraigmillCastle (medieval) · 2.8 mi
Califer ViewpointViewpoint · 3.7 mi