Auchenblae, St Palladius's Well
Holy Well (Period Unassigned), Spring (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Auchenblae, St Palladius's Well
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned), Spring (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Fordoun Parish Churchyard, Saint Palladius' Well; Auchenblae Village
Canmore ID 36459
Site Number NO77NW 3.03
NGR NO 7260 7833
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/36459
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fordoun
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO70NW 3.03 7260 7833.
(NO 7260 7833) St Palladius's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Kincardineshire, 1st ed., (1868)
St Palladius's Well (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, (1928)
St Palladius's Well: A large spring coming out of the face of the rock, situated at the foot of the manse garden. It was a place of pilgrimage from all parts of Scotland before the Reformation, and its waters were believed to work all kinds of miracles.
Name Book 1864.
There is a drystone-lined well, about 0.7m in diameter and 1.6m deep, probably modern, at the site of St Palladius's Well.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R L) 6 December 1967.
(NO 7260 7833) W (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, 1978
