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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Conal's Well Alternative Name: St. Connel's Well
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.864 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Kirkconnel
Map Ref: NX75399508
Latitude: 55.234143N Longitude: 3.961035W
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2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
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2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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**St. Conal's Well** submitted by Enki : St. Conal/Connel's Well near Kirkconnel (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Dumfries and Galloway

St. Conal/Connel's well. A lovely sacred spring at the foot of the Nithsdale hills above Kirkconnel. The well overlooks the ruinous site of St. Connel's Kirk and has a bas-relief sculpture of the saint that was added in recent times.

Take the minor single-track road just west of the church north towards Kirkland. There is a small parking area on the right at the start of a wooded area. Walk along track from there to Vennel Farm following signposts for St. Connel's Kirk. When the path crosses a burn, follow the west bank northwards and turn west at the end of the enclosed field. The well is marked by a rock outcropping above the well-head.

For more information see Canmore ID 64793 which records the chapel as originally consisting of two enclosures separated by a track; by 1977 there was only one enclosure, with the well being 'a prolific spring', 50 metres from the chapel enclosure and with no obvious association.
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NX7595 : Connel's Chapel and Holmhead Hill by Sue King-Smith — by Sue King-Smith
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NX7595 : The remains of St Connel's Chapel by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
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NX7595 : St. Connel's Well by Rab McMurdo — by Rab McMurdo
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NX7595 : Connel's Well by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
©2010(licence)

NX7595 : A frozen pond to the west of Dry Burn by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
©2010(licence)

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