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St John's Well, Spott
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St John's Well, Spott
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 57649
Site Number NT67NE 46
NGR NT 6727 7561
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57649
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Spott (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT67NE 46 6727 7561.
(NT 6727 7561) St John's Well (NAT)
OS 6" map (1971)
There is a fine old holy well, dedicated to St John, 100 yds below Spott church.
J R Walker 1883; Trans E Lothian Antiq Fld Natur Soc 1929
St John's Well: An excellent spring well from which the town of Dunbar is supplied with water by means of lead pipes. The waterworks were constructed in 1767 at a cost of $1,700.
Name Book 1853
The well, which is within a stone building, has been piped, and now issues about 20m to the N. There is a local tradition that the monks of Coldingham Priory (12th century: NT96NW 11) made an annual pilgrimage to this well (Rev D M Turner, Innerwick Manse).
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (RD) 31 March 1966
