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Pluscarden

Chapel (period Unknown)(possible), Well (period Unknown)(possible)

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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