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Sword Well
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Sword Well
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Swordwell
Canmore ID 67005
Site Number NY26NW 2
NGR NY 2187 6658
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67005
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dornock
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Reference (1841)
A well where Scottish soldiers are said to have washed their swords after a battle (See NY26NW 3).
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1841 (J Monilaws)
Field Visit (28 February 1963)
A natural spring.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 28 February 1963.
