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Lanark, St Patrick's Well
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lanark, St Patrick's Well
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Peter's Well
Canmore ID 46629
Site Number NS84SE 63
NGR NS 8744 4365
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46629
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Lanark
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS84SE 63 8744 4365.
Orig Paroch Scot (1851) notes a well dedicated to St Peter near lands belonging to Lanark Friary (NS84SE 23). Reid considers this to be a reference to St Patrick's Well, situated on the NE side of St Patrick's Road: a copious spout of water running in a deeply excavated channel down a steep bank to the Clyde. A strong semi-circular wall holds up the bank to prevent landslip. Local tradition is that this Patrick was not the saint but a dweller in a cottage opposite the well.
T Reid 1922; R Morris and F Morris 1982
