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St Leonard's Well, Stynie

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Leonard's Well, Stynie 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 Leonard's Well is associated with St Leonard of Port Maurice, a 12th-century Italian saint popular in Scottish tradition, particularly linked to the care of prisoners and the curing of physical ailments. The well was historically visited for its supposed healing properties, especially for skin diseases and childbirth-related issues, and may have been a site of pilgrimage or local devotional practice.

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