What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bathgate as Chapel (medieval)(possible), Well (medieval)(possible). 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.
Bathgate is associated with St Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and its well was traditionally visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and lameness. The site reflects a long-standing Scottish tradition of holy wells linked to early Christian saints and their miraculous cures.
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Places near here
BathgateNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 103 yd
Bathgate, King Street, Bathgate InnPublic House (period Unassigned) · 399 yd
Bathgate, the SteelyardStreet (post Medieval) · 403 yd
Bathgate, Jarvey Street, Bathgate High ChurchBurial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century), Church Hall (20th Century) · 464 yd
PetershillNature reserve · 1148 yd
Bathgate (near)Man-made underground passage (prehistoric) · 1249 yd
Little BogheadNature reserve · 1697 yd
White LawMountain / peak · 1724 yd
Standhill FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Ballencrieff HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Millennium Milepost Whiteside FarmVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Bridge CastleHotel (20th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Stephen Sweeney · CC BY-SA 2.0