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St Anne's Well, Ladykirk

Holy Well (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Anne's Well, Ladykirk as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Anne's Well is associated with St Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, and like many holy wells dedicated to her, it was traditionally visited for fertility and healing. Such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and ritual, particularly on St Anne's feast day on July 26th, where water was collected for blessings and curative purposes.

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