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Straloch, St Mary's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Straloch, St Mary's Well 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 Mary's Well at Straloch is associated with the veneration of St Mary and was traditionally visited for healing purposes, particularly for ailments related to the eyes and general health. Such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and ritual washing, reflecting broader medieval Christian and pre-Christian traditions of water as a purifying and curative element.

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