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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bruce's Well (Prestwick) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in South Ayrshire

Submitted by Enki on Tuesday, 18 August 2020  Page Views: 2634

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 5.742 km away from the location you searched for.

County: South Ayrshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Prestwick  Nearest Village: Kingcase
Map Ref: NS3467624801
Latitude: 55.488966N  Longitude: 4.618175W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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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Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Enki : Site in Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Healing Well in Scotland

Tradition has it that Robert the Bruce was cured of the leprosy that he contracted in later life by drinking the waters of this well, although given its current neglected condition, you're more likely to catch it from the well - that's if you could access the waters, which is not possible unless you fancy climbing over the fence, or know where to get hold of the padlock key.

Rusty railings, rubbish chucked down the stairs, a broken gate at the wellhead... all make for a rather dispiriting ambience, although the grassy - I hesitate to call it a park - area that it is situated in, with its saltire-crossed paths, is pleasant enough to sit in on a sunny day.

Still, it's an important piece of local history and is surely deserving of some TLC from the local council.

Parking is free on the roadside, and there is easy wheelchair access to the well.
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Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : Stone in chapel wall, August 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : Remains of the chapel belonging to St Ninian’s Hospital, founded by Robert I in gratitude for his recovery from sickness after drinking the waters of the well. Photo August 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : The hospital chapel remains, August 2023 canmore.org.uk/site/41787/kingcase-st-ninians-hospital (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : St Ninian’s and the well, August 2023 (My mum used to own St Ninian’s Hotel around the corner in the 1980s, the hotel has been demolished to make way for new flats.) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : The well is situated on the green of St Ninian’s Hospital. Photo August 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : The stairs down to the well, the main gate was locked, August 2023

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Antonine : Information panel, August 2023

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Enki : Site in Scotland

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Enki

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Enki : Bruce's Well, Kingcase, Prestwick, Scotland

Bruce's Well (Prestwick)
Bruce's Well (Prestwick) submitted by Enki : Site in Scotland

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