What is recorded here

William Scotts Well is a small natural pool on the NE slopes of Colly mountain in County Kerry, Ireland, where a stream still issues and local people treat the water as holy. It sits just below the old Waterville-Killorglin road, high enough to feel removed from everyday life, and it is reputedly named after a man who died at that spot. The well may have marked a fatal place, a remembered warning, or a life cut short on the mountain road, but the water has kept the story alive.

William Scott's Well: This spring well, locally regarded as a holy well, is located high on the NE slopes of Colly mountain just below the old Waterville-Killorglin road. It is a small natural pool from which a stream issues, and is reputedly named after a man who died at this spot (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1066. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

Linked to Saint William of York, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Locals historically made pilgrimages to the site, leaving coins and prayers as offerings.

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