<< Our Photo Pages >> St Drostan's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Drostan's WellCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: New Aberdour
Map Ref: NJ887646 Landranger Map Number: 30
Latitude: 57.671129N Longitude: 2.191095W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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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KiwiBetsy writes:
Heading east on the B9031 take a left turn (toward the sea) just before New Aberdour. The road passes Old Aberdour Church before ending in a carpark at the shingle beach. The well is just to the east of the carpark at the base of a hill. St Drostan used the water of this spring to baptise local people and was famed for his miracle cures. St Drostan died at Glenesk in 809AD. His remains were conveyed from Glenesk to Aberdour where they were placed in a stone coffin and long believed to work wondrous cures.
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