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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Wellbraes Alternative Name: Eyemouth Leisure CentreCountry: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Eyemouth
Map Ref: NT9424664542
Latitude: 55.874006N Longitude: 2.09353W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Anne T visited on 29th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Eyemouth Leisure Centre Well, Wellbraes: This well can only be accessed through the Leisure Centre. Having walked round the Leisure Centre and surrounding buildings, I had to ask at the reception desk, and show a photo of the well. The receptionist didn’t know but one of the personal trainers did, and let us through the fire exit door in the gym; there is a gate at the western end of the centre which leads through into a small garden area; alternatively there is the fire exit through the back of the small gym which leads into the same area.
We could barely recognise the well at first as it was so overgrown with nettles and weeds. Our eyes eventually spotted the arch of stones through the mass of weeds and we trod down a few of the large nettles and dock leaves to take a closer look. The well chamber goes back at least 2m, if not further; whilst there is a wall at the back, this doesn’t seem to be connected to the arched concrete covering over the well basin. We needed better torches to see the back wall of the well, which was partly obscured by a large pile of rubble (bricks and stone) at the back of the chamber.
We could hear water flowing through the well chamber, although there was only a puddle in the bottom. At the left hand side of the well was a very rusty water pipe, but this was dry. Investigating further, we found the water flowing into a low concrete construction at the back of the lip of the well; from there, the water came out of the well chamber through a small rectangular hole and disappeared into a small drain.
With the amount of rubbish around, I didn’t check the quality and taste of the water.
The well from which Wellbraes, Eyemouth derives its name (hidden since 1974 behind the swimming pool).
This picture was taken at that time. Its age is uncertain but is allegedly "Roman".
Update September 2018: Please note this well can only be accessed from the Leisure Centre in Wellbraes. Please ask at the Reception Desk. There is a fire exit door from the gym area, and a gate at the exterior western side of the centre.
For basic information see Canmore ID 353545, which dates the well to the medieval period and simply adds this is currently 'an upstanding, visible structure.
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