What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Peter's Well, Duffus as Holy Well (medieval)(possible), Spring (nil Antiquity), Well (post 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 Peter's Well in Duffus is associated with St Peter, and like many Scottish holy wells, it was historically linked to healing rituals and water cures. Local tradition suggests that the well was visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin.
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Places near here
Duffus, Well HouseHouse (19th Century) (1800)-(1815) · 52 yd
DuffusVillage (period Unassigned) · 159 yd
Duffus HouseCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 412 yd
Duffus CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 505 yd
PlewlandsBuilding (period Unassigned), Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1144 yd
GordonstounNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1319 yd
Gordonstoun HouseCountry House (17th Century), School (20th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 1379 yd
Clashach QuarryBuilding(s) (19th Century), Cave (nil Antiquity), Graffiti(s) (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Clashach CoveCave (period Unknown), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving (pictish) · 1.1 mi
Duffus CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
East BeachBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
Hopeman War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi