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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Places near here
RosneathUnidentified Pottery(s) (15th Century) · 142 yd
Rosneath, St Modan's Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 324 yd
Clachan FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 526 yd
Limekiln PointHeadland · 903 yd
Camsail BayStone Row (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 1017 yd
Rhu PointHeadland · 1425 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Rosneath CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Linn Botanic GardensHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
Ardencaple CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (18th Century) · 1.9 mi
Rebecca: Rosneath Point, Upper Firth of ClydeSchooner (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
John Logie Baird BustMemorial · 2.5 mi