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St Fillan's, Kilfillan, Chapel Well

Holy Well (medieval)(possible)

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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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