<< Our Photo Pages >> Cheese Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Scottish Borders
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Cheese Well Alternative Name: Cheese Well (Minch Moor)Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Innerleithen Nearest Village: Traquair
Map Ref: NT35693357
Latitude: 55.591496N Longitude: 3.021953W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The site is marked by two stones, both naming the well and placed there in the 1960s. The setting is sympathetic, and the stones do not look modern at all.
More information about this natural, open spring can be found on Canmore ID 78380, which says: "Tradition asserts that travellers left pieces of food by the well as superstitious offerings to the 'little people' to ensure a trouble-free passage across the moor. Two inscribed stones were placed adjacent to the well by the resident of Camp Shiel in 1965. One bears the inscription 'Cheese Well' and the other 'Cheese Well', '1965' and a thistle motif."
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