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St Modan's Well, Glendaruel

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Modan's Well, Glendaruel 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 Modan's Well is associated with St Modan, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary believed to have founded a monastery in Argyll, Scotland. The well is traditionally linked to healing rituals and was historically visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general physical afflictions.

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