What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Marnoch's Well, Marnoch 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 Marnoch's Well is associated with St Marnoch, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary believed to have founded a monastery in Ayrshire, Scotland. Traditionally linked to healing and pilgrimage, holy wells dedicated to him were often visited for their curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general well-being.
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Places near here
Marnoch, the Old Manse of MarnochGarden Wall (period Unassigned), Manse (period Unassigned), Outbuilding (period Unassigned) · 350 yd
TurtoryEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned)(possible), Field System (period Unassigned), Pit(s) (period Unassigned) · 689 yd
St Marnan's ChairStanding Stone(s) (prehistoric), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 690 yd
Marnoch, Old Parish Church and War MemorialsChurch (18th Century) (1792), Mounting Block (post Medieval), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 691 yd
Kinnairdy CastleCastle (medieval), Motte and Bailey (medieval), Outbuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Spur WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Crombie CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Tower HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Cleanhill WoodWood · 2.2 mi
Victoria FountainMemorial · 2.5 mi
Culvie War MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi