<< Our Photo Pages >> Balmossie Den (Broughty Ferry) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Angus
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Balmossie Den (Broughty Ferry) Alternative Name: Cat Craig Well; Cauld Water Wellie; Wishing WellCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 4.188 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Angus Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Broughty Ferry
Map Ref: NO4721732714
Latitude: 56.483558N Longitude: 2.858639W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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ivrig visited on 21st Mar 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 1 Difficult to find and access
Sitting right next to Dighty Burn in Broughty Ferry, on the north side of the A92 at Balmossie Bridge, this little known site is recorded on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) - see their entry for Holy Well, Balmossie Den, Broughty Ferry, Angus, which gives directions for finding this well, together with an image of the site from 1900.
TNA adds the well is still marked on modern OS maps and: "the area is much overgrown now, but the well still exists. It is inscribed, ‘Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again T.E. 1847.’ These initials are of Thomas Erskine of Linlathen who had the stone erected on the supposed site of a medieval holy well ... Just below (this well) used to be the remains of an ancient chapel, which Tom Erskine thought gave this well holy sanctity. In the late 19th and early 20th century, the site gained repute as a wishing well, where people left offerings for the spirit of the waters in exchange for health and other good deeds. The area of Broughty Ferry and Monifieth was a seat of the Culdees, with ancient trees and land hereby dedicated to St Bridget and Our Lady, although there remain no extant traditions indicating that this site had any direct associations with such mythic figures."
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