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St Baldred's Well, Preston
Holy Well (Medieval) - (20th Century)
Site Name St Baldred's Well, Preston
Classification Holy Well (Medieval) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 56232
Site Number NT57NE 32
NGR NT 59317 77801
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56232
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Prestonkirk
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT57NE 32 5931 7780.
(NT 5931 7780) St Baldred's Well (NR)
OS 25" map (1965)
St Baldred's Well: Some 50 yds E of the church (NT57NE 2), under an overhanging bank 20ft back from the river is a muddy spring known locally as St Baldred's Well, but the name is also applied to another well, still used, by the cottages and lying beside the footpath leading to the haugh.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 1913
The Ordnance Survey Name Book [ONB] only notes one "St Baldred's Well", describing it as a "neatly constructed spring well, built round the margin with stones and partially covered with a large flag of red sandstone. (However, "St Baldred's Whirl", a pool in the River Tyne, is also described - possibly this name became transferred to the well near the river noted by the RCAHMS).
Name Book 1853
St Baldred's Well, at NT 5931 7780, was pointed out by Mr J G Levack (Prestonkirk parish church) as being the only St Baldred's Well he was aware of. The well consists of a small, stone-lined cavity with a good flow of water. It is extremely difficult to find, being hidden by vegetation.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 25 October 1962
Field Visit (11 July 1913)
Some 50 yards east of the Church (No. 144 [NT57NE 2]) under an overhanging bank 20 feet back from the river is a muddy spring known locally as St. Baldred's Well, but the name is also applied to another well, still used by the cottagers, which lies beside the footpath leading to the haugh.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 11 July 1913.
Photographic Survey (18 December 2020)
This site was recorded by a member of the Survey & Recording Team as part of the Survey & Recording Team Record Upgrade Exercise, Winter 2020.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (JRS) 18 December 2020.
