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Selkirk, Market Place, Pant Well

Cross (19th Century), Well (19th Century)
Selkirk, Market Place, Pant Well
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Selkirk, Market Place, Pant Well as Cross (19th Century), Well (19th Century). 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.
Linked to Saint Fillan, the Pant Well in Selkirk was traditionally associated with healing and was visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for skin ailments. The well’s name may derive from the Gaelic "Fionnghall," reflecting early Christian pilgrimage traditions in Scotland.

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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0