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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Mungo's Well (Edinburgh)Country: Scotland County: Midlothian Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT18346773
Latitude: 55.895743N Longitude: 3.307393W
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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feorag visited on 10th Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The well is on the bank of the Water of Leith and adjacent to Currie Kirk, which is reputed to be built on the foundations of the ancient Church of Kinleith and dedicated to St Kentigern (aka St Mungo) in 1276. The kirk in it’s present form dates from 1784. The first church was a cell close to the site of the well.
Take the A70 through Juniper Green and as you go into Currie take the 2nd turn to your left . Just of the A70 is a carpark. Park and follow the road down and cross the Leith. Just over the bridge take the Water of Leith path to your left and in a short distance the well will be on your right.
For more information see Canmore ID 50275. An entry from 1962 reads: "The well (name confirmed) is the centre of a marshy area where a stream issues from a spring. A church elder states that it was formerly used as a compensation well, and is mentioned in Currie Kirk Session records for 1872 when the railway was being built. He has no recollection of it ever having been covered."
A more recent entry on the Canmore record from December 1975 (their most recent entry) reads: "There is no sign of a well at or near the published site", although there is clearly a structure here from the photograph submitted!
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