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Edinburgh, Liberton, Our Lady's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Liberton, Our Lady's Well as Holy Well (medieval). 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 the veneration of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady's Well in Liberton was a site of medieval pilgrimage and devotion. Traditionally, it was believed to offer healing properties, particularly for women's ailments, and may have been associated with local Marian traditions or miraculous cures.

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