What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Columba's Well, Portmullin 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 Columba's Well, Portmullin is associated with St Columba, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who was instrumental in the Christianization of Scotland. The well is traditionally believed to have healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and ritual in medieval times.
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