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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Midlothian

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Wednesday, 27 September 2006  Page Views: 13977

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.133 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Midlothian Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT2508273613
Latitude: 55.949686N  Longitude: 3.201244W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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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

St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) submitted by KiwiBetsy : The site of the well lies between the railway track and Edinburgh Castle. It can be accessed on foot from the network of tracks that run both from the castle esplanade and from Princes Street Gardens. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Midlothian

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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St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) submitted by KiwiBetsy : I assume that the ‘ancient wellhouse tower’ referred to on the plaque is the stone building just behind it. On top of the rock stands Edinburgh Castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) submitted by Anne T : The old well is sited at the bottom of the steep castle hill with the remains of some intriguing outbuildings next to it. We braved the puddles to look into the domed structure the well plaque is sited on, only to find it was full of rubble and rubbish - no water, sadly. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) submitted by Anne T : Photo showing the context of St. Margaret's Well. It is sited in the rock at the base of the castle, immediately adjacent to the footpath, with the railway line running very close by. Access is easy from the network of paths running through Princes Gardens; a footbridge gives access over the railway line to the footpaths running below the castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle)
St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) submitted by Anne T : View of the plaque telling us this was the site of St. Margaret's Well. At the time of my visit, the footpath and adjacent land was very muddy and very heavily littered. Not a place to loiter, although the position at the base of the castle was impressive. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT2573 : St. Margaret's Well, Edinburgh Castle by Euan Nelson
by Euan Nelson
©2012(licence)
NT2573 : Strathclyde by Martin Addison
by Martin Addison
©2007(licence)
NT2573 : Railway, Edinburgh by Albert Bridge
by Albert Bridge
©2009(licence)
NT2573 : Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain by Lynn M Reid
by Lynn M Reid
©2009(licence)
NT2573 : Former railway building, Princes Street Gardens by David Smith
by David Smith
©2017(licence)

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Re: St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) by Anonymous on Friday, 28 January 2011
If you visit Edinburgh, the perfect way to seal the deal would be to visit the Edinburgh Castle. Wander up to the higher parts of the castle, and you will be left astounded by the spectacular views. I know for a fact that this is one structure that never ceases to amaze me. The Scottish have aptly named it as the ‘Castle of Castles’
http://www.historicaltravelguide.com/edinburgh-castle-scotland.html
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Re: St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) by TimPrevett on Thursday, 06 November 2008
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This well site is visible on the south side right next to the train line on entering Edinburgh Waverley from the west.
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Re: St Margaret's Well (Edinburgh Castle) by feorag on Thursday, 28 September 2006
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The Wellhouse Tower is, indeed, the building behind the well.

I'd been resisting adding this site, because all the evidence suggests that the real site of the holy well was actually elsewhere, and I was getting the material I needed to show this together -- it's an interesting hypothesis. I now think I've found it on an old map, exactly in the other place the charters suggest. I suppose I'd better hurry up now!
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