<< Other Photo Pages >> St. Baldred's Well (Auldhame) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in East Lothian
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Baldred's Well (Auldhame)Country: Scotland
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County: East Lothian Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: North Berwick Nearest Village: Auldhame
Map Ref: NT59168450
Latitude: 56.051608N Longitude: 2.657266W
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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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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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in East Lothian
Ancient well associated with a local saint.
According to Walker - "About half-a-mile south-west of Tantallon Castle there is a plentiful spring of water of peculiar excellence, substantially and tastefully enclosed, called Baldred's Well, which immemorially has supplied the inhabitants of Castleton and even Auldhame. It is held in high modern estimation for its qualifications to make tea."
The well is apparently in good condition , although capped. It can be seen from the car park where the road turns off to Tantallon Castle, but reaching it is trickier. The field often has crops in it, and there is no obvious access.
There is another well by St. Baldred's Cave, but this is 19th century.
Canmore site no. 56686.
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