
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Ninian's Well and Den as Holy Well (medieval)(possible), Natural Feature (nil Antiquity)(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 Ninian's Well is associated with St Ninian, an early Christian saint and apostle to the Picts, who is traditionally credited with establishing churches in southern Scotland. The site may have been a place of pilgrimage and healing, reflecting the common medieval tradition of holy wells linked to saints for spiritual and physical cure.
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