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Upsettlington, St Mary's Well

Holy Well (medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upsettlington, St Mary's Well as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Mary's Well at Upsettlington is associated with the veneration of St Mary, a common figure linked to holy wells in Scotland, often connected to fertility, healing, and protection. Traditionally, such wells were visited for rituals involving water collection, prayer, and sometimes leaving offerings.

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