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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Chapel Wells (Mull of Galloway) Alternative Name: St Medan's Chapel WellsCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Port Logan Nearest Village: Mull of Galloway
Map Ref: NX14393159
Latitude: 54.645165N Longitude: 4.878087W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 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 |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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peterhewitt visited on 16th Mar 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 1 Fabulous site, Chapel and cave just around the corner. Local display board says don't attempt approach to wells and Chapel without a guide. Good advice as it is very steep... the wells were historically accesed by boat. However it is the jewel in the crown of holy wells, in my opinion!
Recorded as three holy wells in Canmore's Site ID 61045, the wells were described in 1912 as "three natural cavities in a rock, which are filled by the sea at high tide. Thet largest is 5ft in diameter and 4-5ft deep. The other wells almost touch it and are about 1ft 8ins in width and depth. They were formerly much resorted to be sick people, particularly on the first Sunday of May, gifts being left at the chapel."
A site visit made in 1972 adds: "The wells were not seen, the site being visited at high tide. Local informants stated that they are still visible and were last used around 1940."
St Medan's Cave and the ruins of his chapel can be found at NX 1437 3159, and are recorded as Canmore Site ID 61044.
Does anyone have any more information about these wells, and what diseases/sickness they were/are reputed to cure? Has anyone visited this site, can confirm that the wells still exist, and have photographs they could add? Thank you.
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