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St Modan's Well, Rosneath

Holy Well (medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Modan's Well, Rosneath 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 Modan's Well, Rosneath is associated with St Modan, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in Argyll. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was a site of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals.

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