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Edinburgh, Liberton, Our Lady's Well

Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval), Holy Well (medieval)

Why this matters

Linked to Marian devotion, Our Lady's Well in Liberton was a site of pilgrimage and prayer, traditionally associated with healing and protection. The well and its chapel reflect a long-standing Catholic tradition in the area, predating the Reformation, and may have incorporated earlier pagan or pre-Christian water rituals.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Liberton, Our Lady's Well as Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval), 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.
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