<< Our Photo Pages >> St Conan's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Argyll
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Conan's WellCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Dalmally
Map Ref: NN167275
Latitude: 56.404069N Longitude: 4.972105W
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 |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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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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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Argyll.
This well is located on the main road (A85) through Dalmally, diagonally opposite the police station and directly beneath wires slung between power pylons.
It sits in it’s own small fenced area with steps leading down to the stone lined well which drains away into a small stream. It was quite overgrown when we found it and has accumulated itself quite an impressive collection of tennis balls and the like. It is supposed to date from the 6th century when it was blessed by St Conan.
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