
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, St Blane's as Cross Base (early Medieval), Socketed Stone (early Medieval), Millstone (period Unassigned)(possible). 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.
St Blane was a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary associated with the spread of Christianity in Argyll, Scotland, and is traditionally linked to several holy sites in the region. The well or site on Bute may be connected to his cult, though specific local traditions or cures associated with it are not well documented.
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Places near here
Bute, St Blane's, ChapelBurial Ground (early Medieval), Chapel (medieval)(possible), Nunnery (early Medieval)(possible) · 18 yd
Bute, St Blane's, Macewen EnclosureBurial Enclosure (20th Century) · 22 yd
Bute, DunagoilFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 598 yd
Covin HillMountain / peak · 759 yd
St Blanes HillMountain / peak · 811 yd
Bute, Cradh RubhaBoathouse (period Unassigned), Breakwater (period Unassigned), Jetty (period Unassigned) · 1011 yd
Dunagoil: burial chamber, forts, caves, cupmarked stone and longhouses.Archaeological place · 1029 yd
Dunagoil BayBay · 1157 yd
Lubas BayBay · 1716 yd
Suidhe PlantationForest · 1.0 mi
Bute, Hawk's NibCave (period Unassigned), Midden (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Blackpark PlantationForest · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh · CC BY-SA 2.0