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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Ninian's Well (Parton)Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Castle Douglas / New Galloway Nearest Village: Parton
Map Ref: NX7079369806
Latitude: 55.005991N Longitude: 4.02177W
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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Dumfries and Galloway
Researched by the Can You Dig It: Lost Wells of Galloway (LWoG) project, Sue Taylor tells us: "St Ninian's Well is located at Chapelbrae in the grounds of the former Parton estate on the east bank of the Dee, and close to a ruined estate chapel: Dumfries and Galloway HER record MDG4176 and Canmore Site ID 64593 (Parton House, Roman Catholic Church); Canmore Site ID 213985 (Parton House, Priest's House) and Dumfries and Galloway HER record MDG24291); and an ice house: Canmore Site ID 213986 (Parton House, Ice House) and Dumfries and Galloway HER record MDG22194.
Sue, the LWoG researcher, adds: "(the well) first appears as an unnamed spring on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map of 1852 and appears named on mapping from at least the 1950s. It continues to appear named through to current mapping (2022). From the 2nd edition OS 6-inch map of 1895, the site is shown within a small enclosure, which is still marked on current mapping (2022)".
Sue Taylor also managed to speak to a local resident, who told her: "The Glendonwyns of Parton were closely linked with Robert the Bruce ... the well alcove bears the inscription 'Fons Sancti Niniani' .... no idea of the well's age, but the well and baptisms will be linked to the Catholic Chapel rather than St Inan's .... the inscription is on a granite block and tehre is the remains of an iron fence and arch around the well .... apparently they used to baptise people int he well, and we have what is left of the cup used to pour water on children's heads."
Sue also carried out a site visit in 2021, and located the well within an area of trees. She says: "It is fairly overgrown but the well is still visible as a small pond with at least two steps leading into it on one side and a small section of wall also present along another side. Set into the wall, the small alcove with Latin inscription is still present as described. The enclosing wall and metal gate are also still present, although the latter is bent and no longer attached. Corresponds with the entry MDG13151 in the Dumfries and Galloway HER".
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