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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Monk's Well (Balmerino)Country: Scotland County: Fife Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: NO358247
Latitude: 56.410151N Longitude: 3.042013W
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Fife.
Although little seems to be known of it’s history, this very nice little well was closely associated with Balmerino Abbey and it’s monks.
The Monks' Well lies a short distance northeast of the abbey ruins, very close to the north bank of a small steam and in very marshy ground. It is a small stone lined compartment with a very healthy water flow.
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