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St Colme's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Colme's Well as 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.
St Colme's Well is associated with St Colme, a 6th-century Irish saint and abbess, who is said to have founded a monastery in Galloway, Scotland. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for eye ailments and general well-being, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and Christian devotion during the medieval period.

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