St Catherine's Well, Banff

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Catherine's Well, Banff 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 Catherine's Well is associated with St Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian martyr venerated in medieval Scotland, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and healing rituals. Holy wells dedicated to her were often linked to cures for skin ailments and protection from harm, reflecting both Christian and pre-Christian traditions of water worship.