Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Well
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Well
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Queen's Park
Canmore ID 52448
Site Number NT27SE 40
NGR NT 2752 7364
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52448
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 40 2752 7364.
(NT 2752 7364) St Anthony's Well (NR)
OS 25"map, (1968)
St Anthony's Well a holy well (ONB 1852) springs from below a boulder on the approach to St Anthony's Chapel. Until 1674, however, the spring flowed from under a little stone arch situated at a rather higher level. Name Book 1852; RCAHMS 1951.
This well is as described in previous information. The stone arch no longer exists.
Visited by OS (S F S) 2 December 1975.
All that can now be seen at the site of this well is a narrow lead pipe, which protrudes from beneath a large rounded boulder and channels water into a stone bowl placed immediately below.
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG), 15 December 1998
NMRS, MS/726/96 (54, no. 38); RCAHMS 1999.
