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North Berwick Priory, Abb's Well
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name North Berwick Priory, Abb's Well
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 56761
Site Number NT58SW 3.01
NGR NT 545 849
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council East Lothian
- Parish North Berwick
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT58SW 3.01 545 849.
On the bank above the ruins of North Berwick Priory (NT 545 849) is a well called Abb's Well; some lead piping was found in the ground near by.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 1915
Abb's Well cannot be found; the area is now occupied by modern houses.
Visited by OS (JP) 8 July 1975
Ferrier may be referring to this well when he notes a well, belonging to the Priory, in the garden of a house named Oldfields.
W M Ferrier 1980