Hill Of Mungo, St Mungo's Well
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hill Of Mungo, St Mungo's Well
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 17856
Site Number NJ54SE 10
NGR NJ 5507 4270
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17856
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Huntly
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ54SE 10 5507 4270.
(NJ 5507 4270) St Mungo's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1928)
St Mungo's Well is a very old well, the water of which was regarded as medicinal.
Name Book 1871.
The well, a spring, is situated in dense woodland, and lies at the foot of a short narrow cleft in the steep north westerly slopes of the Hill of Mungo. It is a small, shallow pool and is the source of a stream which flows in a westerly direction.
Visited by OS (EGC) 20 September 1961.
