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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)Country: Scotland
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County: Midlothian Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT2508273613
Latitude: 55.949686N Longitude: 3.201244W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 17th Dec 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 St. Margaret's Well, Edinburgh Castle: I arrived in Edinburgh on an early train but even at 08:45 it was wet and windy and too dark to see much. By 09:30, fortified by a cup of coffee, having met my old University friend, we set off towards the castle. The well sits on far side of the railway track, immediately under the castle and next to the footpath. The area is heavily littered, and without the image from the Portal I wouldn't have known this was a well. We braved the puddles to look inside the domed structure behind the plaque, but this was full of rubble and rubbish. Disappointing, but another well crossed off my 'to visit' list.
coldrum visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
schwagmyre have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4
The site of this well crouches beneath the rock on which Edinburgh Castle stands. It can be accessed on foot from the network of tracks that run both from the castle esplanade and from Princes Street Gardens.
For more information see Canmore ID 52080 which adds: "One of the two wells used by the Garrison of Kirkcaldy of Grange during the siege of 1573. Position of site is commemorated by drinking fountain."
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