What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Fillan's, Kilfillan, Chapel Well as Holy Well (medieval)(possible). 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 Fillan's Well in Kilfillan is associated with St Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer who is said to have founded a monastery in the area. The well was traditionally visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was a site of pilgrimage and local Christian devotion.
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