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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Fergus's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Monday, 06 December 2004  Page Views: 11416

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Fergus's Well Alternative Name: Lady Well
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Forfar  Nearest Village: Glamis
Map Ref: NO386469
Latitude: 56.609937N  Longitude: 3.001892W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
3

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St Fergus's Well
St Fergus's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : A place where one can feel the spirit of the ages. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In the village of Glamis, just past Glamis Kirk, a signed path leads down to the Glamis Burn. A small, stone lined well basin is tucked into a shallow recess at the base of the rocky outcrop. The area between the well basin and the river has been paved in recent times.

St Fergus, an 8th century Irish saint, lived in a nearby cave, which has since been destroyed by lead mining, and set about converting the local people to Christianity and baptising them at the well. Quaintly touching is the small tin cup, secured by a chain, that sits on the rim of the well basin. The cup is still used to remove water from the well for use in the baptismal font of the nearby Kirk which was dedicated to St Fergus in 1242.

This well is in a wonderful setting .... towered over by trees, glorified with wildflowers and serenaded by the babbling waters of the passing burn. It is easy to see why the Reverend John Stirton wrote “the spirit of the ages can be felt at the side of the burn.”


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St Fergus's Well
St Fergus's Well submitted by hamish : It was a dull day when I was here so I used flash. What a place though, vegetation going mad all round. The water is sweet to taste, don't forget a silver coin for the well spirit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Fergus's Well
St Fergus's Well submitted by Antonine : 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Fergus's Well
St Fergus's Well submitted by hamish : This is the area looking away from the well, mad growth every where. I really enjoyed my visit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO3846 : Pictish cross-slab, Glamis by Elliott Simpson
by Elliott Simpson
©2012(licence)
NO3846 : Access barred! by jamesnicoll
by jamesnicoll
©2012(licence)
NO3846 : Pictish cross slab, Glamis by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2021(licence)
NO3846 : The Manse at Glamis by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2012(licence)
NO3846 : Glamis stone salmon by Dan
by Dan
©2009(licence)

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Re: St Fergus's Well by Anonymous on Monday, 23 April 2018
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