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St. Finan's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St. Finan's Well 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. Finan's Well is associated with St. Finan, an 8th-century Pictish saint and bishop known for his role in the Christianization of northern Scotland. Traditionally linked to healing waters, such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and local devotion, with rituals performed to seek physical or spiritual cure.

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